Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association

Date published 19 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details IPHA policy priorities as set out in "Policy and Budgetary Perspectives 2015 - 2016" document

Intended results To ensure that key members of the Oireachtas and relevant officials are aware of key IPHA policy priorities

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Oliver O'Connor (CEO)

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Oliver O'Connor (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Health)

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 (21-30)

Covering letters issued with "Policy and Budgetary Perspectives" sent to selected DPOs drawing their attention to the content of the document and seeking meetings

Email (21-30)

Follow up emails seeking meetings to discuss "Policy and Budgetary Perspectives" document

Phone call (6-10)

To arrange meetings to discuss "Policy and Budgetary Perspectives" document

Meeting (2-5)

To discuss and present the "Policy and Budgetary Perspectives" document

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.

Brendan Howlin Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Michael Noonan Minister (Department of Finance)

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

Simon Harris Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Kathleen Lynch Minister of State (Department of Health)

Billy Kelleher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jerry Buttimer TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ciara Conway TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lucinda Creighton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Hayes MEP (European Parliament)

Mairead McGuinness MEP (European Parliament)

Nessa Childers MEP (European Parliament)

Jim Breslin Secretary General (Department of Health)

Derek Moran Secretary General (Department of Finance)

Fergal Goodman Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)

John Murphy Secretary General (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

Robert Watt Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)