Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Date published 19 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Correspondence with Oireachtas members

Intended results To inform health policy

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhan Creaton, Head of Public Affairs and Advocacy, RCPI

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Siobhan Creaton (Former DPO) Special Advisor (Department of Education and Skills)

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)

Pre-Budget submission from RCPI Policy Group on Tobacco sent to Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe and all Oireachtas members

Letter (1)

Minister Richard Bruton was invited to speak at the Green Health Symposium at RCPI on November 6 2019

Letter (2-5)

Prof Mary Horgan wrote to Minister Simon Harris, Mr Micheal Martin and Stephen Donnelly seeking a meeting to discuss cancer screening programmes and met Deputy Donnelly.

Email (1)

Prof Mary Horgan, President of Royal College of Physicians of Ireland wrote to all Oireachtas members asking them to support the cancer screening programmes

Submission (1)

RCPI Faculty of Paediatrics made a submission on Direct Provision to the Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality

Submission (1)

RCPI made a submission on the Patient Safety Bill and the Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill to Department of Health

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)

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)