Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

Date published 20 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Recruitment and Retention crisis in nursing and midwifery professions.

Intended results To persuade TDs that there is a link between pay and the recruitment and retention difficulties of the professions.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Noel Treanor, Industrial Relations Officer

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.

Letter (1)

16th August 2018 requesting meetings re recruitment and retention crisis in the nursing and midwifery professions.

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 Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shane Cassells TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Regina Doherty Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Helen McEntee Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of the Taoiseach)

Declan Breathnach TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Fitzpatrick TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fergus O'Dowd TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)