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2025-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maeve von Heynitz (Director General), Department of Foreign Affairs; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Newham (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: The development and implementation of a truly holistic strategy that will simultaneously benefit the economy, patients, the healthcare system, research community and broader society.
Methods: Meeting, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The development of a National Life Science Strategy should embrace international best practices through a coordinated |
| — | cross-departmental approach |
2025-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
Intent: That the reimbursement system will be designed, governed, operated and resourced to enable decisions within 180 days, improved public health outcomes
Methods: Meeting, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Reform of national pricing and reimbursement systems for new medicines and sustainable increased investment in innovative medicines |
2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Watt (Secretary General), Department of Health; Siobhán McArdle (Assistant Secretary), Department of Health; Colm Burke (Minister of State), Department of Health; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Realise opportunities to improve the efficiency of the processes ofassessment that determine the value of new medicines in Ireland.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Patient access to new medicines |
2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: A commitment to develop and deliver a National Life Science Strategy in the 2025 Programme for Government
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | National Life Science Strategy |
2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: Improved timeframes for reimbursement to provide patients with faster access to innovative treatments
Methods: Informal communication
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Patient access to new medicines |
2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: Ireland supports the need to implement a fair directive in accordance with the EU polluter pays principle
Methods: Informal communication
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive |
Politician(s) lobbied: Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Improved access times for OMPs
Methods: Email, Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Access to orphan medicinal products |
Politician(s) lobbied: Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Advancement of existing policy commitments
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Access to medicines and health data infrastructure |
2022-01-14
Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: For consideration to be given to issuing a temporary authorisation as provided for by Medicinal Products (Control of Placing on the Market) Regulations 2007 to 2019’ (S.I. 540 of 2007, as amended).
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Request to consider issuing a temporary authorisation of a medicinal product |
2019-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Conway (Senator), Seanad
Intent: faster reimbursement
Methods: Informal communication
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | drug reimbursement |