Teresa Costello

Teresa Costello

Total lobbying returns involving this official: 215

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Official Profile

Most Recent Title
Senator
Most Recent Public Body
Seanad
First Seen
19 September 2019
Last Seen
26 May 2026

Observed Titles

CouncillorSenator

Observed Public Bodies

SeanadSouth Dublin County Council

Current Oireachtas Committee Memberships

Updated 31 May 2026

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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 22)

FND Ireland

27 officials
2026-05-26

Intent: Continued development of the FND MDT Clinic in St James Hospital, Establish a new paediatric FND MDT Clinic in CHI and continued support and development of the HSE community Neurorehabilitation services nationally.

Details: FND Healthcare services in Ireland

Methods
AV room presentation on 30th April 2026. - Event / Reception

Teiripe Pobail Éireann CLG

12 officials
2026-05-21

Intent: Highlight opportunities to strengthen the Coru Standards and Criteria for Counsellors and Psychotherapists

Details: Coru - Publication of the Standards and Criteria for Counsellors and Psychotherapists by the Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board

Methods
Joint letter to the Oireachtas Committee on Health highlighting opportunities to strengthen the Coru Standards and Criteria for Counsellors and Psychotherapists. Communicating our support for the establishment of a joint working group comprising CORU, national representative organisations, academic institutions, service users, and other relevant stakeholders. - Letter

Janssen Sciences Ireland UC

1 official
2026-05-21

Intent: To discuss the challenge of delayed patient access to new medicines and highlight the potential for the new IPHA Framework Agreement to improve access to innovation if implemented::To highlight the potential value of the national strategy for the life sciences and promote integration of patient access objectives

Details: Meeting with Senator Teresa Costello

Methods
Email to Senator Costello with follow-up information on topics discussed - EmailMeeting with Senator Costello in LH - Meeting
Current/Former DPOFAQ

Intent: Meeting to discuss the impact this reclassification would have on the wider healthcare system and sharing the findings of a socio-economic analysis completed by IPHA>

Details: Moving Codeine containing OTC medicines from pharmacy only to prescription.

Methods
EmailMeeting

Mental Health Reform

36 officials
2026-05-21

Intent: Adoption of human rights based legislative reforms, particularly in relation to MH Bill

Details: Mental Health Bill 2024

Methods
Call on MH Bill Amendments Ian Power on 10.4.2026 - Phone callCall on MH Bill Enya Kennedy (Patricia Stephenson's office) on 30.3.2026 9.4.2026 10.4.2026 and 15.4.2026 - Phone callCall on MH Bill amendments with Ian Power on 21.1.2026 - Phone call

Intent: To secure national policy and service reform ensuring pregnancy and infant loss is embedded as core maternity care, with psychological support integrated, consistent pathways developed, and families treated with dignity and compassion.

Details: Written submission to the Joint Committee on Health regarding pregnancy and infant loss

Methods
Submission sent to the Joint Committee on Health to provide evidence-informed recommendations on service reform for pregnancy and infant loss, including trauma-informed care, bereavement pathways, dedicated services, alert systems, and staff training. - Submission

Intent: To secure urgent legislative and regulatory action to ban AI ‘therapy’, protect mental health service users, and ensure psychological services are delivered only by trained human professionals.

Details: Joint statement from CPsychI, IACP, and PSI calling for an immediate ban on AI ‘therapy’ in Ireland. Statement sent to members of the Joint Committee on Health and relevant TDs.

Methods
Email sent to members of the Joint Committee on Health and individual TDs (Pádraig Rice, Liam Quaide, Marie Sherlock, David Cullinane) providing the joint statement, highlighting risks of AI ‘therapy’ and requesting urgent legislative action to prohibit its use in mental health services. - Email

GSK

10 officials
2026-05-21
Current/Former DPOFAQ

Intent: Establishment of a shingles NIP::Establishment of a RSV NIP for older persons

Details: Adult immunisation policy

Methods
Calls to share information on shingles and RSV NIPs - Phone callEmails to seek meetings and share briefing information on the establishment of a shingles and RSV NIPs - EmailMeetings to discuss shingles and RSV immunisation programmes and provide briefing - Meeting