Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Limited

Lobbying Organisation Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Limited

Date published 20 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details HSE Reimbursement Policy

Intended results Seeking amendment to HSE Reimbursement policy on High Tech Medicines

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Rebecca Hunt, VP Corporate Affairs, Vertex

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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Phone call (2-5)

Calls with TDs and Senators concerned with negotiations on the drug Orkambi, regarding the HSE's Reimbursement Process

Meeting (11-20)

Meetings with TDs and Senators concerned with negotiations on the drug Orkambi, regarding the HSE's Reimbursement Process

Email (11-20)

Emailed TDs and Senators concerned with negotiations on the drug Orkambi, regarding the HSE's Reimbursement Process

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.

Keith Swanick Senator (Seanad)

Catherine Ardagh Senator (Seanad)

Colm Burke Senator (Seanad)

Jerry Buttimer Senator (Seanad)

Kieran O'Donnell Senator (Seanad)

Kevin Humphreys Senator (Seanad)

Marc MacSharry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darragh O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Billy Kelleher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Fleming TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eugene Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Griffin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tony McLoughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Finian McGrath Minister of State (Department of Health)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gerry Adams TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)