Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 2)
Irish Hospital Consultants Association
2025-05-21
Intent: Common understanding of challenges presenting in the delivery of public hospital and mental health services, including hospital discharges, rostering, resourcing and clinical leadership
Details: Engagement on the delivery of public health services
Officials: Robert Watt, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Louise McGirr
Methods: Letter, Meeting
ALLIANCE OF MEDICINES FOR IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
2025-05-19
Intent: Invite stakeholders to the MFI breakfast briefing event, 'Digital Solutions for a greener industry', and seek to highlight the urgent need for transition to digital-first communication with healthcare professionals to reduce inefficiencies, environmental impact and rising costs.
Details: Correspondence to relevant stakeholders regarding MFI event 'Digital Solutions for a Greener Industry'.
Officials: Billy Kelleher, Lynn Boylan, Seán Kelly, Robert Watt, Louise McGirr, Derek Tierney, Niall Redmond, Tracey Conroy, ...
Methods: Email, Phone call
Irish Life Health dac
2025-01-20
Intent: Seeking the amendment of the definition of high costs drugs to include a wider range of drugs within the Risk Equalisation legislation and retrospective effect of same.
Details: Seeking the amendment of the definition of high costs drugs to include a wider range of drugs within the Risk Equalisation legislation and retrospective effect of same.
Officials: Louise McGirr
Methods: Number of Emails - Email
Ibec
2024-09-20
Intent: Ensure understanding of business position with regard to health services and labour market participation
Details: Labour Employer Economic Forum Sub-group on Health
Officials: Stephen Donnelly, Louise McGirr
Methods: Meeting
Laya Healthcare Limited
2024-09-19
Intent: An amendment to Section 6A of the Act that would allow for high-cost claims eligibility in cases where a health insurance contract is renewed under either the same registered undertaking or the same insurance intermediary acting on behalf of a registered undertaking, where the Health Insurance Authority considers it appropriate.
Details: Health Insurance Act 1994 (as amended); Section 6A – Under this Section, for a claim to qualify as a high-cost claim it must have arisen in a prescribed 12-month period and relate to an insured person under a health insurance contract(s) effected by the same registered undertaking (i.e.) the underwr, ...
Officials: Louise McGirr, Stephen Donnelly
Methods: Letter of invitation for a meeting with Minister for Health, Mr. Stephen Donnelly. - Letter, The letter of invitation to Mr Stephen Donnelly lead to a virtual meeting with Ms Louise McGirr, Ms Sinead Boyle and Ms Sabrina Brett. - Virtual Meeting, A letter to Ms Louise McGirr summarising the virtual meeting. - Letter
Irish Life Health dac
2024-09-18
Intent: Change on high cost drugs within the risk equalisation scheme.
Details: Discussion on health insurance market, the risk equalisation scheme and the impact of Slaintecare on the market.
Officials: Louise McGirr
Methods: Email, Meeting
Ibec
2024-05-21
Intent: Ensure understanding of business position on issues arising for the labour market
Details: Labour Employer Economic Forum - sub group on Health
Officials: Stephen Donnelly, Elizabeth Canavan, Louise McGirr
Methods: Meeting
National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers Supporting People with Intellectual Disability
2023-09-21
Intent: Pay Parity for Employees of Section 39 Organisations
Details: Calling for Pay Parity for Employees of Section 39 Organisations
Officials: Louise McGirr
Methods: June 23rd 2023 - An email was sent by National Federation Alison Harnett to Louise McGirr Assistant Secretary for Health Sector Employment & IR Policy Division. In this email the issue of pay parity for employees of Section 39 organisations was raised. - Email, June 26th 2023 -Letter sent by National Federation Chief Executive Alison Harnett to Louise McGirr Assistant Secretary for Health Sector Employment & IR Policy Division. Letter references the WRC process and it highlights the importance of 1) Agreement should be made to provide for linkage of Section 39 pay with future pay public sector pay awards2) Resolution should include pay, and related employment costs3) Immediate implementation of resolution needed rather than over extended period. - Letter
Irish Hospital Consultants Association
2023-09-21
Intent: Increased capacity, staffing and funding to improve the delivery of health care in acute hospital and mental health services.
Details: Pre-budget submission concerning the 2023 health budget on increased capacity and resourcing needs of acute hospital and mental health services, recruitment and retention of consultants, and clinical indemnity.
Officials: Frances Black, Colm Burke, Mary Butler, Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Martin Conway, Cathal Crowe, Seán Crowe, David Cullinane, ...
Methods: Submission, Meeting
Irish Hospital Consultants Association
2023-05-19
Intent: Address acute hospital capacity, resource deficits, and consultant recruitment & retention crisis.
Details: Proposed Consultant Contract, acute hospital capacity, infrastructure and resource deficits, including Consultant vacancies and recruitment & retention of Consultants.
Officials: Stephen Donnelly, Louise McGirr, Robert Watt
Methods: Meeting, Letter