Medical Emergency Response

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: To inform Oireachtas members about the Bill and MER’s support for it: to encourage constructive engagement during the legislative process; to promote stronger school emergency preparedness measures, staff training, and wider access to emergency medicines; and to introduce MER as a stakeholder available to provide evidence and practical insight.

Methods: Unknown

Politician(s) lobbied: Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aidan Farrelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Albert Dolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To inform Deputies of MER’s work and recent developments relating to emergency preparedness in schools and to contribute to the conversation on issues concerning allergies, including access to emergency medicines and training.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sorca Clarke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Manus Boyle (Senator), Seanad; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Teresa Costello (Senator), Seanad; Nicole Ryan (Senator), Seanad

Intent: To inform members of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health of findings relating to emergency preparedness in schools, including access to emergency medicines and training, and to contribute to consideration of measures to improve responses to medical emergencies, including allergies.

Methods: SubmissionEmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Moynihan (Minister of State), Department of Education

Intent: To inform the Minister of MER’s work and findings relating to emergency preparedness in schools and public settings, and to contribute to consideration of measures to improve access to emergency medicines and training.

Methods: Virtual Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Moynihan (Minister of State), Department of Education; Noel Byrne (Adviser to Minister of State), Department of Education

Intent: To raise awareness of the findings of the MER report, to inform consideration of allergy awareness and emergency preparedness in schools, and to support coordination with relevant bodies, including Safefood, in the development of guidance and information for schools.

Methods: Virtual Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: To increase awareness among public representatives and relevant Departments of the findings of MER’s national survey on medical emergency preparedness in schools, and to support informed consideration of policy approaches relating to training, emergency preparedness and access to emergency medicines within educational settings.

Methods: Unknown

Politician(s) lobbied: Mark Duffy (Senator), Seanad; Shane Curley (Senator), Seanad; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aidan Farrelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Evanne Ní Chuilinn (Senator), Seanad

Intent: To inform individual public representatives of the findings of MER’s national survey on school emergency preparedness and to support informed discussion on public policy approaches relating to allergy awareness, training and emergency preparedness in educational and community settings.

Methods: Meeting