Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

Date published 16 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Reported increase in racially motivated violence and aggression toward migrants, particularly affecting internationally educated nurses and midwives within the Indian community

Intended results Seeking a meeting on behalf of the INMO's Internationally Educated Nurses and Midwives Professional Section, with the Tánaiste and Minister for Health, to discuss the issues of concern to this community in relation to the increase in racially motivated violence and aggression.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ms Phil Ní Sheaghdha General Secretary INMO

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.

Letter (2-5)

Letter dated 11th August to Tánaiste, Simon Harris; Letter dated 8th August to Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill; Letter to Minister for Health dated 12th August in response to her letter of 11th August

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.

Simon Harris Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)