Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Correspondence regarding legislation

Intended results To inform legislation

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhán Creaton

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Siobhán Creaton (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Education and Skills)

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 (2-5)

RCPI Policy Group on Tobacco made a pre-budget submission and also wrote to the Oireachtas Health Committee regarding the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill

Letter (2-5)

RCPI Faculty of Pathology made a submission to the Minister for Health on the Human Tissue Bill

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Sean Fleming Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)