Irish Kidney Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Kidney Association

Date published 19 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Requesting amendments to the Human Tissue Bill to enhance the effectiveness of the legislation for donors and transplant recipients

Intended results To have more impactful and transplant-centric legislation that increases public participation in organ transplantation

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mark Daly

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Mark Daly (Currently employed as a DPO) TD (The Houses of the Oireachtas Service)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name The Irish Kidney Association

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Donor House, Block 43A, Park West, Dublin, D12 P5V6

Main business or activity

Company website www.ika.ie

Contact email address ashling@ika.ie

Contact phone number 35316205306

Contact address Donor House, Block 43A, Park West, Dublin, D12 P5V6

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Communication from Mark Daly to Minister Donnelly's office with a letter from the Minister dated 28.07.23 received afterwards outlining the Ministers response to the IKA proposed amendments to the Bill.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)