Irish Medical Organisation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Medical Organisation

Date published 20 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Recommendations contained in the IMO Budget Submission

Intended results Investment in General Practice and reversal of FEMPI cuts; An increase in consultant staffing and reinstatement of the 1500 inpatient beds • Ring-fenced funding to support the roll-out of electronic health records, Investment in public health services; taxes and pricing policies to reduce consumption of tobacco, sugar sweetened drinks and alcohol ; • The establishment of a working group to examine pharmaceutical expenditure

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Vanessa Hetherington, Assistant Director Policy and International Affairs

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 All Oireachtas members were emailed a copy of the Budget submission and invited to attend a briefing in Buswells Hotel 21st Sept

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (1)

Briefing to which all oireactas members were invited

Submission (1)

A letter and copy of the budget submission was sent to relevant Ministers

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)

Catherine Byrne Minister of State (Department of Health)

Finian McGrath Minister of State (Department of Health)

Jim Daly Minister of State (Department of Health)

Katherine Zappone Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

Regina Doherty Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht)