2026-05-18
9 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Niall Redmond (Assistant Secretary), Department of Health; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig Rice (Councillor), Cork City Council; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Minister of State), Department of Health; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Engagement with Health interested TDs to:- Highlight the potential patient and health system impact/cost resulting from removing low dose codeine containing products from OTC use in Ireland. - Share/raise a range of procedural concerns relating to the review process adopted.- Facilitate political scrutiny of a significant potential public policy development, in the interest of safeguarding patient choice, self-care and the clinical autonomy of pharmacists.
Methods: EmailLetterVirtual Meeting
Details by Method
Email
Email sent about this matter to officers of the Oireachtas' Joint Committee on Health and opposition cross-party Health spokespeople.- David Cullinane, TD – SF spokesperson on health- Padraig Rice, TD – Social Democrat spokesperson for Health/Chair Joint Committee on Health- Marie Sherlock, TD – Labour Party Spokesperson on Health- Colm Burke, TD – FG TD/Deputy Chair of Committee
Letter
Letters on this topic sent to the following Ministers and officials: - Dr. Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Minister for Health - Jennifer Murnane O’Connor, Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy - Emer Higgins, TD – Minister of State with responsibility for Disability. - Niall Redmond, Assistant Secretary,Primary Care Oversight & Performance
Virtual Meeting
Meetings held on this topic with two TDs: - David Cullinane, TD – SF Spokesperson on Health. 17th Feb, 2.20pm.- Colm Burke TD - FG Deputy Chair of Committee. 12th Feb, 11am. Tabled PQ’s on the topic as a result of the meeting.