Irish Community Rapid Response (CRITICAL Emergency Medical Response)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Community Rapid Response

Date published 01 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details We wanted to inform public representatives about our organisation and seek their help and guidance on funding.

Intended results We hope to increase understanding about the impact of our volunteers and our organisation amongst elected representatives. We hope to show how vital our work is and to explore new mechanisms of funding for the life saving work we do throughout the country.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity David Tighe

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? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members We emailed all local TD's and Senators in the Co Limerick area. We also emailed the leaders of all the major political parties in Dail Eireann. Finally, we emailed the Minister of Health as this is our area of operation. We did not mass email all members just those above.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (2-5)

We met with our local representatives (County Limerick) onsite at our head office. We also met with one leader of a party offsite in his constituency. We met the DPO's in person (below) on this return.

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.

Niall Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joanne Collins Senator (Seanad)

Patrick O'Donovan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard O'Donoghue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maurice Quinlivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)