Move4Parkinson's Foundation Limited

Lobbying Organisation Move4Parkinson's Foundation Limited

Date published 23 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details 1. An update on Move4Parkinsons activities and successes 2. Explaining Move4Parkinsons vision for the pilot project, including planned activities and desired future state for Parkinson's care in Ireland 3. Requests by Move4Parkinsons for support, including funding of resources, provision of data on the number of people living with Parkinson's in Ireland, assistance with general expansion of the charity and seeking alignment with the Health Ireland campaign.

Intended results 1. To secure general resource funding, including funding for personnel and to secure a Parkinson's community hub 2. Assistance from the Department in obtaining data on the number of Parkinson's sufferers 3. Securing an opportunity to meet with stakeholders in the 'Healthy Ireland' project 4. Seeking a secondee from the Department of Health or the Health Service Executive to assist with the process of engaging with the government

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Margaret Mullarney, Director and CEO of Move4Parkinsons

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 (2-5)

Email to Minister for Health, Simon Harris dated 26 January 2017 prior to meeting Email to Minister for Health, Simon Harris dated 22 February 2017 as follow up to meeting

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Fiona Nugent, Parliamentary Assistant to Minister for Health and Sorcha Murray, Department of Health official on 2 February 2017

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 Minister (Department of Health)