Chime

Lobbying Organisation Chime

Date published 10 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Development of public health programme to manage the high level of unaddressed hearing loss in Ireland and to consider the recommendations of a WHO report on ear and hearing care published in March 2021.

Intended results For the Department of Health to develop a hearing loss strategy to manage hearing loss effectively across the population.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brendan Lennon

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 (1)

Email seeking a meeting with the Minister for Health. Response passing the matter to the Minister for Disabilities for discussion.

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)