Meeting at Department of Health with Rachel Kenna, Dilly O'Brien and Emma Craven as well as 221+ staff and board members (Ceara Martyn, Padraig McKeon, Liz Yeates, Jennifer Owens) to discuss future funding for 221+ Patient Support Group. - Meeting
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: 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: For the Minister of Health to pause the CORU regulatory process for counsellors and psychotherapists to ensure that the Standards and Criteria are subject to a lawful, proportionate, and transparent regulatory process.
Details: Raised serious concerns about elements in the CORU Standards of Proficiency and Criteria for Education and Training Programmes published last year for Counsellors and Psychotherapists.
Follow-up letter to our meeting with the Minister highlighting action items. - LetterThe IACP met with the Minister for Health and members of her team in the Public Regulation Unit at the Department of Health regarding our concerns with the CORU Standards of Proficiency and Criteria for Education and Training for Counsellors and Psychotherapists. Regina Doherty MEP gave opening remarks at the IACP's annual conference at the Johnstown Estate and we provided a brief update on the state regulation process. - Meeting
Intent: To represent the interests of Clinical Measurement Physiology and contribute to discussions regarding the future policy and regulatory framework for health and social care professions in Ireland.
Details: Attendance at Department of Health stakeholder workshop relating to the future policy and regulatory framework for health and social care professions, including matters relevant to Clinical Measurement Physiology, professional standards, workforce governance, and public protection.
Attendance by Karen Dobbyn, CEO, IICMP & Sharon Donohue, Chair, IICMP at Department of Health stakeholder workshop concerning future policy and regulatory frameworks. - Meeting
Intent: To share and discuss issues and initiatives with key stakeholders to support future healthcare needs and medical training. A report of the meeting topics and speakers can be viewed at this link https://www.rcpi.ie/News/shaping-the-future-of-healthcare-through-collaboration-and-leadership
Details: Future of healthcare stakeholder discussion held with stakeholders to explore how collaboration and medical leadership can strengthen the future of healthcare delivery.
Intent: For the Minister of Health to pause the CORU regulatory process for counsellors and psychotherapists to ensure that the Standards and Criteria are subject to a lawful, proportionate, and transparent regulatory process.
Details: Raised concerns about the Publication of the Standards and Criteria for Counsellors and Psychotherapists by the Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board of CORU
Follow-up email to the Department of Health Public Regulation Unit providing the IACP's Joint Committee on Health submission and requested a meeting in January. - EmailMeeting with the Department of Health Public Regulation Unit regarding our concerns with the Publication of the Standards and Criteria for Counsellors and Psychotherapists by CORU and requested that the Minister for Health pause the process. - MeetingMemorandum in relation to the Consultation on Standards and Criteria adopted by CORU to the Minister for Health. - Letter
