Diabetes Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Diabetes Ireland

Date published 05 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details To seek sustained investment in supporting people living with diabetes and promote a more strategic approach to addressing long term improvements making huge government cost savings, increase Oireachtas members awareness about the scale and severity of diabetes and its impact on society and to work together to seek ongoing government commitment to a long-term innovative strategic framework for managing diabetes with committed annual funding.

Intended results To work with relevant stakeholders to develop a work stream to include the development of a strategic framework to improve quality of life for people with diabetes and reduce long term costs to the health service of diabetes complications. Advancing the benefits of Integrated Care across the European Union using the Irish experience as a model for more effective NCD management, using diabetes as a practical case study to illustrate generic tools of integrated care, during the Irish Presidency of the EU

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kieran O'Leary, CEO, Diabetes Ireland

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 Invited all members to a meeting of the Cross Party Parliamentary Diabetes Group to update them on the launch of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review Report by the Minister for Health and her department.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (6-10)

Attended a meeting of the Cross Party Parliamentary Diabetes Group to update Oireachtas members on the launch of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review Report by the Minister for Health and her department.

Meeting (1)

Attended a meeting with the CEO of Letterkenny University Hospital regarding staffing resources for diabetes services in the hospital.

Email (1)

Wrote to the Minister for Health seeking increased staffing resources for diabetes services in Letterkenny University Hospital and to request a meeting.

Email (6-10)

Asked Donegal TDs to make representation to the Minister for Health on access to CGM for specific diabetes population cohorts.

Email (1)

Contacted Donegal TDs to make representation to the Minister for Health seeking increased staffing resources for diabetes services in Letterkenny University Hospital and to request a meeting.

Email (1)

Asked Oireachtas members who attended Cross Party Parliamentary Diabetes meeting to make representation to the Minister for Health on access to CGM for specific diabetes population cohorts.

Letter (1)

Wrote to the Minister for Health on access to CGM for specific diabetes population cohorts.

Letter (1)

Wrote to the Minister for Health seeking her support in advancing the benefits of Integrated Care across the European Union using the Irish experience as a model for more effective NCD management, using diabetes as a practical case study to illustrate generic tools of integrated care, during the Irish Presidency of the EU

Letter (1)

Invited Minister for Health to launch her Department's "Diabetes Policy & Services Review" report at the annual healthcare professional conference of Diabetes Ireland.

Event / Reception (1)

Attended an event organised by Colm Burke TD on accessing CGM held in Leinster House

Phone call (2-5)

Spoke to Cormac Devlin regarding the meeting of the Cross Party Parliamentary Diabetes Group to update Oireachtas members on the launch of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review Report by the Minister for Health and her department.

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.

Padráig Mac Lochlainn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charles Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat the Cope Gallagher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Billy Kelleher MEP (European Parliament)

John Paul O'Shea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Cooney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter 'Chap' Cleere TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Timmy Dooley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Fitzpatrick Senator (Seanad)

Michael Fitzmaurice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Eileen Lynch Senator (Seanad)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ann Graves TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte Senator (Seanad)

Barry Heneghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony Senator (Seanad)

Pádraig O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Erin McGreehan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marie Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charlie McConalogue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cynthia Ní Mhurchú MEP (European Parliament)

Kathleen Funchion MEP (European Parliament)

Michael McNamara MEP (European Parliament)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP (European Parliament)

Sean Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Andrews MEP (European Parliament)

Luke Ming Flanagan MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Cowen MEP (European Parliament)

Maria Walsh MEP (European Parliament)

Regina Doherty MEP (European Parliament)

Lynn Boylan MEP (European Parliament)