Roche

Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; John Shaw (Assistant Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach; Michaela Reilly (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: The integration of evidence-based societal value metrics into national healthcare policy. A European WifOR Institute study on innovative medicines showed that investing in targeted innovative therapies yields measurable macroeconomic returns, reduces acute hospital burden, and supports workforce productivity.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; John Shaw (Assistant Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach; Michaela Reilly (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Derek Tierney (Secretary General), Department of Health; Niall Redmond (Assistant Secretary), Department of Health

Intent: Securing support for three legislative provisions: (1) reforming procurement to mandate Best Price-Quality Ratio (BPQR) over lowest unit price; (2) building health resilience through open, zero-tariff supply chains without rigid localization; and (3) creating a workable PFAS transition pathway with targeted, time-limited diagnostic derogations to safeguard patient access and diagnostic supply.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; John Shaw (Assistant Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach; Michaela Reilly (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Derek Tierney (Secretary General), Department of Health; Niall Redmond (Assistant Secretary), Department of Health

Intent: Securing support to prioritize targeted improvements in the EU Biotech Act: (1) converting Article 27 Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) extension criteria from cumulative to non-cumulative; (2) streamlining multi-country clinical trial approvals by establishing a single orchestrating review body; and (3) protecting resilient global supply chains by recognizing trusted non-EU trading partners without introducing protectionist quotas.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; John Shaw (Assistant Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach; Michaela Reilly (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Ensuring the National Life Science Strategy embraces and builds upon existing work delivered at a national level—specifically embedding the 2026–2029 Framework Agreement’s stepwise plan for 180-day reimbursement decision timelines, and embracing and implementing the recommendations of the National Clinical Trials Oversight Group.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; John Shaw (Assistant Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach; Michaela Reilly (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Diarmuid O’Brien (Chief Executive Officer), Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Derek Tierney (Secretary General), Department of Health; Niall Redmond (Assistant Secretary), Department of Health; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health

Intent: Embedding metric-driven performance indicators to ensure focus on clinical trial density and speed of access to new medicines, and establishing a permanent public-private National Life Science Council to support the development and delivery of the strategy

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Unknown

Methods: Unknown

Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health

Intent: equivalent buy-in and dedicated effort from both the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment and the Department of Health in the roll out and the implementation of the national life sciences strategy

Methods: Event / Reception

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: EmailMeeting

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: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Unknown

Methods: Unknown