RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)

Date published 18 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Raising public awareness of brain health and improving sport inclusion for people impacted by brain conditions

Intended results To engage local communities/wider public audiences and policymakers to improve the health and wellness of those living with brain conditions.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Lyndsey Butterworth

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 TDs

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (11-20)

We shared details of our My Moving Brain Community Connect Event in Maynooth with 4 Ministers and 10 TDs in the local area. This included Minister James Lawless TD, who was contacted and recorded a short video about our community engagement project that was shared with the audience on the day of the event during the introduction.

Phone call (1)

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.

James Lawless Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Michael Moynihan Minister of State (Department of Education)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Patrick O'Donovan Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Réada Cronin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aidan Farrelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Neville TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Naoise O'Cearúil TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Heneghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shane Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Higgins Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Gogarty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)