RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)

Date published 17 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Brain Awareness Week

Intended results To highlight the societal and economic value that the Irish scientific community brings to advancing brain health research and innovation across Europe.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Bridget Doyle and Professor Gianpiero Cavalleri

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.

Email (1)

Informal communication (1)

We briefed MEP Mullooly about the FutureNeuro Centre and the EU Parliament event and a planned event in Dublin during the Presidency.

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.

Ciaran Mullooly MEP (European Parliament)