The Asthma Society of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation The Asthma Society of Ireland

Date published 20 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details The economic Burden of Asthma - Health policy and resource utilisation relating to asthma patients in Ireland

Intended results Improved self-management support, GP resources, proactive plannned interventioned for asthma patients and reduced hospital admissions - correspondingly, adapting the health care spend on asthma patients to facilitate and support better asthma control in the general patient population

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sarah O'Connor

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? To engage with their local TD or Senator about their experience of asthma and its burden

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Emails to all TDs and Senators inviting them to launch of new research report, emails to all TDs and Senators with copy of report and key findings

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (1)

AV Room briefing on Easing the Economic Burden of asthma research launch

Meeting (2-5)

Meetings with individual TDs in relation to communicating the new research on the economic burden of asthma and communicating the need for changes, in Leinster House

Email (2-5)

Emails to individual TDs and Health Committee members requesting briefing meetings on the new research on the economic burden of asthma and communicating the need for changes, in Leinster House

Event / Reception (1)

Brief meeting with Minister Simon Harris to launch the research with a patient, with photography (arrangements made via Special Adviser)

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.

Michael Harty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joanne Lonergan Special Adviser (Department of Health)

John Dolan Senator (Seanad)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)