Multiple Sclerosis Ireland

Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Intent: Funding secured

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health

Intent: Successful EU presidency events carried out

Methods: EmailPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Eamon Scanlon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marian Harkin (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Martin Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frank Feighan (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform

Intent: funding secured

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health

Intent: Ministerial support for project - ultimately receiving funding to roll out a service

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Gould (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoghan Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ken O'Flynn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad; Laura Harmon (Senator), Seanad; Eileen Lynch (Senator), Seanad

Intent: Support for MS Irelands asks regarding service development

Methods: EmailPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; Eamon Scanlon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frank Feighan (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Marian Harkin (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Martin Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Intent: Funds secured in Budget 2026

Methods: Phone callEmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aubrey McCarthy (Senator), Seanad; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Moran (Mayor of Limerick), Limerick City and County Council; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Health; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Teresa Costello (Senator), Seanad; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Carrigy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Séamus Healy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Liam Quaide (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gillian Toole (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruairí Ó Murchú (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad; Nikki Bradley (Senator), Seanad; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Laura Harmon (Senator), Seanad; 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; Nicole Ryan (Senator), Seanad; Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niall Blaney (Senator), Seanad; Robert O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Naoise O'Cearúil (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patricia Stephenson (Senator), Seanad; Shane Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Imelda Goldsboro (Senator), Seanad; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Guirke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Duffy (Senator), Seanad; Natasha Newsome Drennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pauline Tully (Senator), Seanad; Robbie Gallagher (Senator), Seanad; Seamus McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rónán Mullen (Senator), Seanad; Danny Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Funds secured in Budget

Methods: Event / ReceptionEmailPhone callInformal communicationMeetingLetter

Politician(s) lobbied: Joe Cooney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Willie O'Dea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kieran O'Donnell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niall Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patrick O'Donovan (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Intent: Garner support for the project and ask for future support for applications such as Sports Grant applications and local authority issues

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Carrigy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Séamus Healy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Liam Quaide (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gillian Toole (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruairí Ó Murchú (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad; Nikki Bradley (Senator), Seanad; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Laura Harmon (Senator), Seanad; 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; Teresa Costello (Senator), Seanad; Nicole Ryan (Senator), Seanad

Intent: Build relationships with key stakeholders for future support with Pre-Budget asks

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform

Intent: Neurorehabilitation teams and inpatient beds funded in Budget 2026

Methods: Event / ReceptionMeeting