Pender & Associates Ltd (FINN Partners )

Lobbying Organisation Pender & Associates Ltd

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Engagement with policy makers to achieve savings/reforms in the Government's/HSE's medicines spending programme

Intended results Savings of up to €130 million and related legislative reforms

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dan Pender, Managing Director, PR360

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Healthcare Enterprise Alliance

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 50 Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2

Main business or activity Health

Company website

Contact email address sandra.gannon@teva.ie

Contact phone number +35351321715

Contact address Finnabair Industrial Estate, Dundalk, Co Louth

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (1)

Formal launch of Healthcare Enterprise Alliance, including publication of its reform proposals

Meeting (2-5)

Engagement with Oireachtas members

Letter (2-5)

Correspond with relevant Government Departments and Oireachtas members

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.

Brendan Howlin Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Health)

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

Jerry Buttimer TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Billy Kelleher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Fleming TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Crown Senator (Seanad)

Brian Murphy Special Adviser (Department of Health)

Robert Watt Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)