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 inform discussion of health insurance issues within government, including the submission of a report highlighting the benefits and value of the private health insurance sector, as well as challenges faced by the sector and recommendations for consideration by Government, as well as engagement with the Department of Health regarding Public Only Consultant Contract (POCC) Transition Arrangements
Details: On behalf of members, to raise awareness of issues pertinent to the Irish health insurance industry
Intent: To discuss funding allocation for the National Cancer Strategy post-Budget announcement ::To seek further information on how funds will be allocated to cancer services in 2026::To arrange a meeting with Department of Health officials ::To meet with Department of Health officials ::To raise need for clarity on how much funding cancer care and cancer services received in Budget 2026
Emails to arrange meeting logistics, 20.10.25 - EmailMeeting with Deputy Naoise O'Cearúil, 06.11.25; meeting with Ministerial advisor and assistant secretaries at the Dept for Health, 20.10.25; Meeting with Bríd Murphy, 30.10.25; - MeetingPhone call with the Minister for Health, 09.10.25; phone call with Bríd Murphy, 12.12.25 - Phone call
Meeting held in the Department of Health on 4th December 2025 with Irish Life Health (ILH). Attendees for ILH were Teresa Kelly Oroz, Ann Marie Nestor, Ian Healy and Cliona Merrigan - to discuss submission to HIA on RES 2027 and any additional inputs on the proposed measures for the next RES. - Meeting
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
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'.
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.
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, ...
A letter to Ms Louise McGirr summarising the virtual meeting. - LetterLetter of invitation for a meeting with Minister for Health, Mr. Stephen Donnelly. - LetterThe 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
