Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 1)
Alcohol Action Ireland
2025-05-20
Intent: Ensure Ireland's health information labelling of alcohol products goes ahead in May 2025 as provided for in law.
Details: Health information labelling of alcohol products
Officials: Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, Professor Mary Horgan, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Aidan Farrelly, Aindrias Moynihan, Alan Dillon, Albert Dolan, Barry Heneghan, ...
Methods: Meeting with Minister Jennifer Murnane O'Connor in Leinster House on 9 April 2025. Raised issue of Ireland's alcohol health information regulation and concerns about possible delays to introduction. - Meeting, Online meeting with Chief Medical Officer, Prof Mary Horgan on 25 April 2025 re concerns on delays to introduction of alcohol health information labelling - Virtual Meeting, Phone calls to selected DPOs on Alcohol labelling - Phone call, ...
Alcohol Action Ireland
2025-05-20
Intent: Increased awareness of the need for policy measures to address alcohol harm across government through the establishment of an Alcohol Office::Development of a new alcohol strategy as part of the Drugs Strategy::Improved alcohol treatment services
Details: Alcohol policy development
Officials: Michael Lowry, Marian Harkin, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Jim O'Callaghan, Norma Foley, Cian O'Callaghan, Barry Heneghan, Louise O'Reilly, ...
Methods: Email, Meeting with Minister of State, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor in Leinster House on 9 April 2025 to discuss alcohol policy - Meeting, Social media tags on selected DPOs - Social Media
Healthy Homes Ireland
2025-05-20
Intent: To raise awareness of report findings and garner support for the recommendations.
Details: To secure meetings and engage with elected/ designated officials in order to communicate the findings of Healthy Homes Ireland's report; 'Our place: Towards Healthier Greener Homes'.
Officials: Michael Brennan, Eoin Doyle, Niall Ó Donnabháin, Maurice Manning, Colm Burke, Kieran O'Donnell, Naoise Ó Muirí, Micheál Carrigy, ...
Methods: Invited several DPOs including TDs, Senators, civil and publicservants from relevant government departments and agencies to the Healthy Homes Ireland Forum breakfast event in Buswells Hotel [27 May 2025]. The event will mark the launch of the Home User Guide, a publication developed by the Irish Green Building Council with the support of Construct Innovate and Cairn Homes. - Email, On [25 April 2025] invited Minister for Housing James Browne to address the launch of the Home User Guide developed by the Irish Green Building Council with the support of Construct Innovate and Cairn Homes at a meeting of the Healthy Homes Ireland Forum on 27 May 2025. Subsequently corresponded with Minister Browne's office to ask that the invite be passed on to a junior ministerial colleague in his department. - Email
The Sunbed Association
2025-05-20
Intent: To secure an evidence based full consultation with all relevant stakeholders ahead of any change to public policy or legislation in this regard.
Details: Public policy and legislation concerning sunbeds in Ireland
Officials: Marie Sherlock, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, David Cullinane, Liam Quaide, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Professor Mary Horgan
Methods: Request meeting to discuss Programme for Government re: sunbeds. - Letter, Follow up letter to request meeting to discuss Programme for Government re: sunbeds - Letter
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
ALLIANCE OF MEDICINES FOR IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
2025-05-19
Intent: Inform relevant stakeholders of the EU's Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive and its proposed EPR scheme, while also highlighting the associated impacts of the Directive on patient access to affordable medicines, and seeking a meeting to discuss the same.
Details: Correspondence to relevant stakeholders regarding the implications of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
Officials: Maria Walsh, Seán Kelly, Micheál Martin, Simon Harris, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, James Browne, Billy Kelleher, Lynn Boylan, ...
Methods: Email, Meeting, Letter
Rare Diseases Ireland
2025-05-15
Intent: Ministerial support for people living with rare diseases
Details: Development of new National Strategy for Rare Diseases
Officials: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Professor Mary Horgan
Methods: Impromptu discussions on importance of publication and implementation of new National Rare Disease Strategy for Rare Diseases as side conversations at unrelated events - Informal communication
The Health Policy Partnership
2025-05-15
Intent: Prioritisation of heart failure in the EU.::Advocating for effective lung cancer screening implementation.
Details: Heart failure and lung cancer screening.
Officials: Micheál Martin, Billy Kelleher, Professor Mary Horgan, Rachel Kenna, Seán Kelly, Maria Walsh, Barry Andrews, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú
Methods: An email to the Taoiseach, following up on outreach in 2024, congratulating him on the election result, thanking him for previous support and asking for continued support of the Heart Failure Network (HFPN)'s work. Billy Kelleher MEP was also copied into this email. - Email, The HFPN team requested meetings with the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Nursing Officer. Meeting resulted in a meeting with the cardiovascular policy unit within the Department of Health (to be covered under next period's return). - Email, Email invitation from the Lung Cancer Policy Network inviting MEPs from the 'MEPs against cancer' group to an event at the European Lung Cancer Conference (March 2025). No Irish officials attendend. - Email
Seqirus
2025-05-09
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.
Details: Discussion around enhanced influenza vaccines supply for Ireland
Officials: Pádraig O'Sullivan, Colm Burke, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Professor Mary Horgan
Methods: 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. - Email