Irish Heart Foundation (Irish Heart Foundation)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Heart Foundation

Date published 20 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Irish Heart Foundation Patient Support Services

Intended results To secure State funding for support services delivered by the Irish Heart Foundation to over 7,500 heart patients and stroke survivors nationally Following up with Oireachtas members who signed a pledge to support IHF patient services funding at a meeting in Buswell's Hotel, Dublin in April; and seeking the support of remaining members To secure a meeting with the Minister for Health to ask for his support for stroke and heart support funding

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Chris Macey

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?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? To contact their local TDs and Senators asking them to sign the IHF pledge and to follow up with the Minister and HSE

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members

Letter All Oireachtas Members

Phone call All Oireachtas Members

Meeting All Oireachtas Members

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (100+)

Thank yous and follow up requests to members who signed the pledge; and follow up requests to others to sign

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly and the HSE's Chief Clinical Officer Dr Colm Henry

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 Minister (Department of Health)