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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 14)
2025-08-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: to highlight the need for additional funding and extra resources for the pulmonary arterial hypertension unit in the Mater Hospital to allow it to safely and effectively provide care to patients as newer therapies have become available.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | pulmonary arterial hypertension |
2025-07-30
Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Watt (Secretary General), Department of Health; Niall Redmond (Assistant Secretary), Department of Health
Intent: To highlight to the Department of Health research obtained on implementing an early access scheme in Ireland and lessons from European countries
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Implementing an Early Access Scheme in Ireland |
2025-07-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Joanne Lonergan (Programme Manager - Tánaiste), Department of the Taoiseach; Max Murphy (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: To discuss the need for the reintroduction of a HPV catch-up vaccination programme and to highlight the need for a new methodology of delivery to support increased uptake.
Methods: Phone call, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | HPV catch-up vaccination programme |
2025-06-25
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Transport; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
Intent: Engagement on behalf of MSD Ireland during a Fingal Chamber of Commerce political stakeholder event where the following matters were discussed: • Mountgorry electrical substation upgrade• R132 road upgrade• Increase housing supply in Dublin• A strong stance on regulatory data protection (RDP) in the General Pharmaceutical Legislation• Reform of burdensome regulation such as the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive• Reform Ireland’s reimbursement system for new medicines.
Methods: Meeting, Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Strategic Operations in Ireland & Healthcare Priorities for MSD Biotech |
2025-06-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Christopher O’Sullivan (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eileen Lynch (Senator), Seanad
Intent: During a site visit to MSD Brinny MSD raised with Oireachtas members present the importance of the R&D Tax Credit to MSD's operations across the country, highlighted the challenges with the current access and reimbursement system in Ireland and discussed the importance of extending screening programs in the health service and the importance of the Cervical Cancer Elimination Action Plan.
Methods: Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Health and industry policy |
2025-05-26
Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: to highlight the importance of the R&D Tax Credit to MSD Ireland's manufacturing operations R&D and to highlight the potential benefits for Ireland from enhancing the R&D Tax Credit.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | R&D Tax Credit |
2025-05-24
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To discuss MSD's footprint in Ireland, to discuss the EU competitiveness and the policy and operating environment for the pharmaceutical industry in Europe.
Methods: Phone call, Informal communication
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Competitiveness in European Union |
2025-05-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Eileen Lynch (Senator), Seanad; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frank Feighan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Manus Boyle (Senator), Seanad; Imelda Goldsboro (Senator), Seanad; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad; Anne Rabbitte (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To raise awareness of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Ireland and to advocate for health policy change to better support patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Ireland.
Methods: Email, Lobby day
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Advocacy on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Policy in Ireland |
2025-04-29
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Stephen Foley (Special Adviser), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: To highlight to the Minister for Health some of the activities MSD Ireland is undertaking to raise public awareness to help combat HPV related cancer in Ireland and to highlight how MSD Ireland is fully committed to supporting efforts to eliminate cervical cancer in Ireland in support of the Cervical Cancer Elimination Action Plan.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Ireland’s Cervical Cancer Elimination Plan |
2025-02-12
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Tánaiste), Department of the Taoiseach; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Clare Mungovan (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Laura Mannion (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Stephen Foley (Special Adviser), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: To highlight to new office holders the importance of focusing on, Healthcare Innovation, Improving Access to Medicines, the EU Pharmaceutical Legislation Revision (GPL), Public Health Initiatives and the development of a new Life Sciences Strategy in Ireland.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Healthcare Innovation |
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