Polio Survivors Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Polio Survivors Ireland

Date published 29 Apr, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Prioritisation of polio survivors for vaccination against Covid-19

Intended results That polio survivors would be prioritised for vaccination on the basis of their condition and having missed out on polio vaccination, during epidemics in 50s and 60s.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fran Brennan

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.

Letter (1)

Letter emailed to DoH, NEPHET and NIAC, to highlight the issue of polio survivors and vaccination against Covid-19. Polio survivors missed out on vaccination due to having contracted polio as babies or young children, before the polio vaccination programme was rolled out. Letter called for prioritisation for this aging and often disabled cohort of survivors.

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.

Tony Holohan Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)