Irish College of Ophthalmologists

Lobbying Organisation Irish College of Ophthalmologists

Date published 10 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Request by ICO to meet with officials at the Department of Health National Patient Safety Office to outline proposals for the inclusion of provisions on marketing and advertising standards in forthcoming patient safety legislation.

Intended results To advocate for the introduction of statutory laws in relation to advertising for medical services in Ireland.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhan Kelly, CEO, Irish College of Ophthalmologists

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.

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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.

Kathleen MacLellan Director (Department of Health)