Gilead Sciences Ireland UC

Lobbying Organisation Gilead Sciences Ireland UC

Date published 30 Aug, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Meetings with political stakeholders to share local company perspective on opportunities and challenges of operating in Ireland including

Intended results Support policy makers to have, also, industry perspective in relation to these matters.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Killian MacDonald

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)

Deirdre Grant (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Email communications to seek and arrange meetings

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister of State, Colm Burke, to raise awareness of government commitments to HIV and Hepatitis-C health policies and to improving the medicines access process.

Meeting (2-5)

Separate (1) meeting in Dublin with each of Deputy Seán Sherlock and Minister Michael McGrath

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.

Colm Burke Minister of State (Department of Health)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Finance)