Location of Launch: The Bank at the Digital Hub, Dublin 8. Specific Subject: The launch of new research with Helium Youth Ambassadors exploring the positive impact of art-making for children and young people living with long term health conditions, followed by a 'Walk and Talk' of the exhibition of artwork. - Email
Feedback on a post event brief on radioligand therapy. - SubmissionFollowing a Mar26 roundtable (previous return), clinicians, policymakers, researchers & patient representatives from across Ireland collaborated to identify barriers to radioligand therapy access & develop policy solutions. Their work informed a report setting out actionable recommendations to strengthen leadership, redesign pathways, expand workforce & infrastructure, and improve data systems for future-ready cancer care. The report was launched at the All-Island Cancer Summit on 19 May 2026. - EmailOn 28 August 2026, on behalf of the Heart Failure Policy Network (HFPN), Lisa McCudden (St Vincent's Hospital, Ireland) emailed Irish policymakers regarding the developing EU Council Recommendation on Health Checks. The email shared a petition letter endorsed by Irish clinicians and patient advocates, outlining recommendations to improve heart failure detection and care, and invited discussion on how Ireland could support these priorities in future EU policy discussions. - Email
Intent: Raise awareness of Alcohol Action Ireland's activities in alcohol policy development including annual report.::Highlight concerns re alcohol and rural communities.::Raise concerns about alcohol delivery schemes
Intent: Parkinson's would be prioritised during meetings and discussions in Irelands 6 month presidency
Details: Wrote to various politicians and civil servants regarding including Parkinson's as a priority during Irelands Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Intent: To seek urgent Department of Health intervention, review of the current arrangements, establishment of an independent and nationally governed interim framework pending statutory regulation, and a meeting with the Minister and officials.
Details: Correspondence to the Minister for Health regarding oversight of Clinical Measurement Physiology, including HSE involvement in programme approval and qualification recognition, the absence of a designated competent authority, governance and quality assurance concerns, potential conflicts of interest, ...
Letter seeking urgent intervention on national oversight of Clinical Measurement Physiology and requesting an independent interim framework for programme approval, education quality assurance and qualification recognition pending statutory regulation. - Email
Intent: To welcome and highlight the value of the new IPHA Framework Agreement on Pricing & Supply of Medicines and its potential to improve access to innovation for patients::To encourage collaborative implementation of the Framework Agreement in the coming months and years
Intent: To inform discussion of health insurance issues within government, 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, as well as engagement with Department of Health regarding areas for public/private collaboration, 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 including a recently published Insurance Ireland Private Health Insurance Report
Intent: To seek a meeting to discuss further developing community pharmacy services particularly in areas including service expansion, digital integration and reducing administrative burden.
Details: Community Pharmacy and the Health Service
Intent: Resources allocated to the criminal justice system may be diverted to other departments of government for a more holistic appraoch to social issues and investment in underserved communities
Details: Highlighting findings and relevant recommendations from IPRT's recent report 'From Punishment to Prevention' and calling for the redirection of government investment to prevention and diversion strategies
