Politician(s) lobbied: Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Follow up from initial face to face meeting to discuss the HPRA formal regulatory procedure to determine the appropriate method of sale for authorised codeine-containing medicines in Ireland. This involved email communication about the tabling of relevant parliamentary questions.::Tabling of parliamentary questions seeking more information from the HPRA on review timings and process.::Clarity on stakeholder engagement, review outcomes and implementation timings
Methods: Email
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Email
Emails between were exchanged between the 11th and 14th May, relating to parliamentary questions the TD had agreed to table to find out more information about the HPRA review process. The exchanges included discussion about the content, timing for tabling and the responses received from the Department of Health, once tabled.
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
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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.
