First Medical Communications (FMC)

Lobbying Organisation First Medical Communications (FMC)

Date published 16 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details Campaign to create a 10-year consensus plan for the health service in Ireland involving all political and health service stakeholders. Work on a series of public meetings advocating a Tallaght Strategy for Health and launching a Primary Care Partnership document to politicians.

Intended results Increased awareness of topic among political stakeholders.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Simon Fullam

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name National Association of General Practitioners (NAGP)

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 17 Kildare Street, Dublin 2

Main business or activity Health

Company website www.nagp.ie

Contact email address services@nagp.ie

Contact phone number 353 1 5620607

Contact address 17 Kildare Street, Dublin 2

Mass communications

Letter All Oireachtas Members Letter to TDs re. campaign. Invitation to TDs to event.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (2-5)

Launch event for the Primary Care Partnership to which all Oireachtas members were invited. (Wed, 13th April 2016) 3 x public events on behalf of the National Association of General Practitioners (NAGP) to which all healthcare professionals, charities, politicians and the public were invited. Events were held in Dublin (20th April), Cork (21st April) and Limerick (25th April).

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.

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Nick Miller Press Adviser (Department of Health)

Michael Harty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kate O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dessie Ellis TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maureen O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Declan Breathnach TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shortall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)