Current memberships may indicate policy relevance. They do not prove why a lobbying contact was made, and may not match membership at the time of older returns.
Intent: Inclusion in Budget 2027 key asks within Macra's prebudget document for young farmers and rural youth::Inclusion of a pilot succession scheme worth €5m
Details: Outline and explain Macra's pre budget document asks for young farmers and rural youth with politicians
Intent: To progress Programme for Government commitments linked to orphan medicines access and rare disease policy.
Details: Rare Disease Policy in Ireland
Intent: To raise awareness of the current policy landscape for HIV Prevention measures and encourage inclusion in Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Details: Sexual Health Policy in Ireland
Intent: Submit PQs to inform PBS development and MART policy
Details: Submitting PQs
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.
Details: Reframing state expenditure on innovative pharmaceuticals as a macroeconomic investment within national health and enterprise policy.
Intent: To inform discussion of insurance issues within government, including the Action Plan for Insurance Reform including key issues such as the flood protection gap and defective concrete blocks, and the Ireland for Finance strategy including raising proposals to make the sector more competitive.
Details: On behalf of members, to raise awareness of issues pertinent to the Irish insurance industry
Intent: To inform discussion of health insurance issues within the HSE, including submission of a report highlighting the benefits and value of private health insurance sector, as well as challenges faced by the sector and recommendations for consideration by Government to improve access and affordability for private health insurance like an increase in tax relief at source, and Public Only Consultant Contract (POCC) Transition Arrangements
Details: On behalf of members to raise awareness of issues pertinent to the Irish health insurance industry to the HSE
Intent: To communicate the support and concerns of the insurance industry for the delivery of pragmatic pensions and life assurance policy, including engagement on Insurance Ireland's Code of Practice for Cancer Survivors and the resulting proposed legislation, the recommendations of the Funds Sector Review, and an Irish Savings and Investment Account, highlighting the importance of a level playing field so that insurers can be equal delivery providers
Details: On behalf of members, providing input into pensions and life assurance policy including the proposed savings and investment account
Intent: To raise awareness of macro economic issues, general insurance, health insurance and pension policy affecting the insurance industry.
Details: On behalf of members, to make a pre-budget submission.
Intent: Progress Corporate Credit Union and centralised funding infrastructure to support sustainable growth in lending. Provide a pathway for credit unions to access digital and cyber transformation supports, helping the sector meet increasing member expectations & regulatory requirements; Adopt a more joined-up approach to consumer financial wellbeing, recognising credit unions as trusted delivery partners in areas such as financial literacy, savings, pensions, fraud awareness & financial resilience.
Details: Request the Government to take targeted action to enable the next phase of growth in Ireland's credit union sector. And to support the continuation of what makes credit union different – putting members first.
