Politician(s) lobbied: Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Discussion on flu protection for over 65s in light of the most recent flu season and media reports of a new policy direction from HSE ahead of health committee meetings.
Methods: Email
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Email with follow up messages with offices
Politician(s) lobbied: Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To inform political stakeholders on the latest regarding the flu season and sharing data/case studies for protecting over 65s from other European countries.
Methods: Virtual MeetingMeeting
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With Colm Burke and Conor Sheehan (individually)
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With Erin McGreehan
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Politician(s) lobbied: Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Professor Mary Horgan (Chief Medical Officer), Department of Health
Intent: To inform political stakeholders of the cancellation of the enhanced influenza vaccine tender for the 25/26 winter season and to seek an opportunity to discuss possible next steps.
Methods: Email
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Emails informing and/or seeking an opportunity to discuss the topic of vaccine supply to Ireland following the cancellation of a tender by the HSE.
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Politician(s) lobbied: Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Róisín Shortall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Lorraine Clifford-Lee (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Confirmation of their participation in a roundtable on the topic of: Winter pressures of flu impacting the health system in Ireland
Methods: Email
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Email invite to participate in the health focused roundtable alongside advocacy groups and clinicians on the topic of winter pressures on HSE caused by Flu.
Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To engage the committee and discuss public health immunization policy ahead of any potential winter crisis facing the HSE
Methods: Email
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Email correspondence requesting engagement with the Health committee.
Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Susan Mitchell (Special Adviser), Department of Health; Paraic Gallagher (Special Adviser), Department of Health
Intent: To secure an understanding from the Minister as to the rationale for running the influenza Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and seek his assurance that industry submissions would be welcome, that the HTAs would be run as quickly as possible and offer any further support as we approach another winter of co-circulating covid and flu in 23/24.
Methods: Email
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Email correspondence with Minister Donnelly's office on the matter of the HIQA HTAs being run assessing influenza vaccines for older people
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