Irish Heart Foundation (Irish Heart Foundation)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Heart Foundation

Date published 17 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022

Intended results To provide the Irish Heart Foundation position on the Bill To secure a meeting to discuss the provisions of the Bill, and the need for amendment to reflect the recommendations of the PLS report To provide amendments to the Bill, as drafted by the IHF, for inclusion in Committee stage debate To secure support for amendments to the Bill calling for junk food ad bans, as well as bans on ads for alcohol, gambling and breastmilk substitute

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Kathryn Reilly (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Senators Email sent with IHF position on OSMR Bill, as well as email sent seeking support for relevant amendments at committee stage

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Catherine Martin & her officials on the Bill

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Meetings with Senators to discuss proposed amendments to OSMR Bill

Email (11-20)

Emails sent to discuss IHF position on Bill & proposed amendments

Email (1)

Email following meeting to discuss concerns raised during meeting

Email (1)

Email seeking Department of Health support for IHF amendments to OSMR Bill

Phone call (1)

Call to discuss IHF amendments to the OSMR 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.

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Juno McEnroe Special Adviser (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Tanya Warren Special Adviser (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Imelda Munster TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Frank Feighan Minister of State (Department of Health)