Diabetes Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Diabetes Ireland

Date published 07 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details To seek sustained investment in supporting people living with diabetes and promote a more strategic approach to addressing longterm improvements making huge government cost savings, increase Oireachtas members 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.

Intended results To work with the Cross Party Parliamentary Diabetes Committee to develop a work stream to include the development of a pre -budget submission setting out immediate goals that require funding to immediately improve quality of life for people with diabetes and reduce long term costs to the health service of diabetes complications.

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? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Copy of Diabetes Ireland Pre-budget submission sent to all oireachtas members requesting their support and asking them to make representations to the government for dedicated funding in the upcoming budget.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Letter (1)

Letter to request a meeting to meet with Minister of State, Sean Fleming, to discuss the issue of Mortgage Protection Access for people with diabetes and their families.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister of State, Sean Fleming, to discuss the issue of Mortgage Protection Access for people with diabetes and their families held in the period.

Email (1)

Request for a meeting with Minister of Health, Stephen Donnelly to discuss diabetes and pre -budget submission seeking support and dedicated funding to improve services for people with diabetes and their families.

Meeting (1)

Meeting and photocall with Cathal Crowe and Violet Ann Wynne to discuss diabetes and pre -budget submission seeking their support for dedicated funding to improve services for people with diabetes and their families held in the period.

Meeting (1)

Meeting and photocall with Brian Stanley and Sean Fleming to discuss diabetes and pre -budget submission seeking their support for dedicated funding to improve services for people with diabetes and their families held in the period.

Email (1)

Request for a meeting and photocall with all Clare Oireachtas representatives to discuss diabetes and pre -budget submission seeking support and dedicated funding to improve services for people with diabetes and their families.

Email (2-5)

Invites to Sinn Fein, Labour and Social Democrats Political Parties to nominate a representative to the Cross Party Parliamentary Diabetes Sub Committee extended.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Invite to Cross Party Parliamentary Diabetes Sub Committee members to meet with HSE Clinical Lead on Diabetes.

Email (1)

Request to all Dublin South West TDs to support diabetes pre -budget submission by seeking dedicated funding to improve services for people with diabetes and their families.

Email (2-5)

Request made to all Kerry TDs to make representation on behalf of local people with diabetes with at risk footcare wounds to be seen by UHK podiatry services.

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.

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert Troy Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Peter Burke Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Sean Fleming Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Violet Anne Wynne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Shanahan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Joe Carey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McNamara TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Garvey Senator (Seanad)

Timmy Dooley Senator (Seanad)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Francis Noel Duffy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Brophy Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Padráig Mac Lochlainn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Flaherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)