Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

Lobbying Organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

Date published 21 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Request Irish support for resolution on ‘Improving the transparency of markets for drugs, vaccines, and other health-related technologies’ at World Health Assembly

Intended results Irish support for resolution on ‘Improving the transparency of markets for drugs, vaccines, and other health-related technologies’ at World Health Assembly

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Isabel Simpson

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 (1)

Requested Irish support for the resolution on ‘Improving the transparency of markets for drugs, vaccines, and other health-related technologies’ at the World Health Assembly 2019.

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Simon Harris TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ciarán Cannon Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Simon Coveney Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)