Parkinson's Ireland

Politician(s) lobbied: Ray McAdam (Councillor), Dublin City Council

Intent: Parkinson's Ireland would host our lobby day in the Mansion house

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Derek Tierney (Secretary General), Department of Health; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Health; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Liam Quaide (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Laura Harmon (Senator), Seanad

Intent: Parkinson's would be prioritised during meetings and discussions in Irelands 6 month presidency

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Sara Long (Regional Executive Officer), Health Service Executive

Intent: Parkinson's Ireland would receive section 39 funding to operate a counselling service in 2027

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament; Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Cowen (MEP), European Parliament; Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; Ciaran Mullooly (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Michael McNamara (MEP), European Parliament; Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Kathleen Funchion (MEP), European Parliament; Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: The MEP would support amendments to preserve periodic pesticide reassessments, protect the precautionary principle, ensure emerging scientific evidence can be considered in regulatory decisions, and prioritise human health throughout the legislative process.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Eoghan Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Parkinson's Ireland would receive coverage in parliamentary debate and a direct response from the Minister to the issues we face

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Intent: Parkinson's Ireland would receive section 39 funding to operate a counselling service in 2027

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Áine Smith (Councillor), Cavan County Council; Alan Johnston (Councillor), Monaghan County Council; Alan Lawes (Councillor), Meath County Council; Aoibhinn Tormey (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Bronagh Mc Aree (Councillor), Monaghan County Council; Caroline O'Reilly (Councillor), Meath County Council; Christy Burke (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Conor Reddy (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Deirdre Heney (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Donna Cooney (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Edel Moran (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Ellen Troy (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Fiona Mhic Conchoille (Councillor), Louth County council; John Lyons (Councillor), Dublin City Council; John Paul Feeley (Councillor), Cavan County Council; John Smyth (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Kieran Dennison (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Luke Corkery (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Mary McCamley (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Michelle Hall (Councillor), Louth County council; Nick Killian (Councillor), Meath County Council; Padraig Coffey (Councillor), Meath County Council; Paul O’Rourke (Councillor), Meath County Council; Seamus Coyle (Councillor), Monaghan County Council; Shane McGuinness (Councillor), Louth County council; Supriya Singh (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Tom Kitt (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Tom O'Leary (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Trevor Smith (Councillor), Cavan County Council

Intent: Parkinson's Ireland would receive section 39 funding to continue our counselling service in 2027

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoghan Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Cooney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ken O'Flynn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Kyne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aubrey McCarthy (Senator), Seanad; Eileen Lynch (Senator), Seanad; Fiona O'Loughlin (Senator), Seanad; Linda Nelson Murray (Senator), Seanad; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Martin Conway (Senator), Seanad; Robbie Gallagher (Senator), Seanad; Gareth Scahill (Senator), Seanad; Thomas Gould (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eamon Scanlon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; William Aird (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Danny Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Maxwell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development

Intent: The Oireachtas Member would lobby the Ministers and HSE on our behalf, raise the matters discussed in the chamber, and advocate overall for an increase in provision for Parkinson's care in Ireland.

Methods: Lobby dayEmail

Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Noonan (Senator), Seanad

Intent: The Oireachtas Member would lobby the Ministers and HSE on our behalf, raise the matters discussed in the chamber, and advocate overall for an increase in provision for Parkinson's care in Ireland.

Methods: MeetingEmail

Politician(s) lobbied: Eoghan Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: The Deputy would raise numerous Parliamentary Questions to relevant Ministers. The questions relate to the current status of Community Neurorehabilitation Teams (CNRTs) announced by the Government in recent years, the wait times for accessing Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) therapy, and for an update of the inclusion of a business case for the development of neurology services at Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore which was for inclusion in the estimates for the area.

Methods: Email