Diabetes Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Diabetes Ireland

Date published 08 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Identify new chairperson for Cross Party Parliamentary Diabetes Committee and re-establish committee for 2021; attend Sinn Fein Health Roundtable for Health Charities

Intended results To re-establish the committee with the aim to seek sustained investment in supporting people living with diabetes and promote a more strategic approach to addressing long-term improvements making huge government cost savings, increase your awareness about the scale and severity of diabetes and its impact on society and to work together to seek ongoing government commitment to a long-term innovative strategic framework for managing diabetes with committed annual funding. To seek more resources for diabetes services in University Limerick Hospitals

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kieran O'Leary, CEO, Diabetes Ireland

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? Contact local TDs with a request to attend a virtual meeting on diabetes services and re-establishing of Cross Party Committee on Diabetes

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

Emails to Cormac Devlin regarding his support and invite to chair Cross Parliamentary Diabetes Committee

Virtual Meeting (1)

with Brian Leddin TD

Email (1)

Correspondence with TD Cathal Crowe TD Michael McNamara Councillor Cillian Murphy Patrick O'Donovan Councillor Elisa O'Donovan

Virtual Meeting (1)

Workshop for Invited health charities chaired by David Cullinane TD

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.

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Leddin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McNamara TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cillian Murphy Councillor (Clare County Council)

Patrick O'Donovan Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Elisa O'Donovan Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)