Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy

Lobbying Organisation Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy

Date published 14 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Contact was made with the Minister of Health Stephen Donnelly TD by letter which was emailed to request that consideration by given to add Radiographers and Radiation Therapists to the list of authorised persons in regulation 4F of S.I. No. 698 of 2020. This regulation dictates the professional groups who are authorised to administer COVID-19 vaccines.

Intended results We were requesting for both professions to be added to the authorised professions outlined in the regulation as we feel we are ideally placed to help with the roll-out of the National Vaccination Programme.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dean Harper: IIRRT President

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 (2-5)

Initial letter was sent via email was sent out as outlined above. A subsequent email was sent to the Minister's office looking for an update.

Email (1)

TD Frank Feighan's office contacted a local IIRRT rep to request our original letter to follow-up with the Minister of Health's Office on our behalf.

Email (2-5)

We also wrote (via email) to the following TD's seeking their assistance in raising this matter: Louise O Reilly, David Cullinane, Alan Kelly and Roisin Shorthall.

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.

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Frank Feighan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)