Irish Heart Foundation (Irish Heart Foundation)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Heart Foundation

Date published 17 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Priority List

Intended results Prioritisation of Heart Failure Patients from Level 7 to Level 4

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kathryn Reilly

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 their local TDs

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Email outlining the evidence for HF patients to be considered priority above level 7 on the vaccine priority list

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

Request for HF patients to be moved to level 4

Email (2-5)

Request for questions to be raised to Minister for Health on the floor of the Dail on HF patients and vaccine rollout

Phone call (2-5)

Request for update on correspondence sent to the Minister following Departmental briefing to patient groups

Letter (2-5)

Request for HF patients to be moved to level 4

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)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee Senator (Seanad)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Susan Mitchell Special Adviser (Department of Health)