Relevant Matter
Matters involving public funds
Public Policy Area
Health
Period
1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022
Specific Details
Hospital Overcrowding
Intended results
Urgent investment in acute bed capacity and infrastructure including: i) temporary modular builds ii)Develop finance and implement a multi-annual capital investment programme in acute bed capacity to include : 5,000 additional public acute beds; stand-alone public hospitals for elective care; critical care capacity.
Appropriately resource diagnostic, radiology and laboratory departments to allow timely access to investigations for both hospital doctors and GPs in the community;
Invest in secure systems of electronic health records across hospitals and community health centres;
Immediate reversal of the two-tier pay system for consultants and the negotiation of a new fit for purpose contract to attract consultants to a career in the HSE - and increase the number of specialist training posts to meet future medical workforce requirements;
Ongoing investment in the health and social care needs of older people: including further resourcing of rehabilitative beds, community care beds and home care supports including intensive home care packages
4. WInvestment in the development of General Practice including supports for new and established GPs to employ additional GPs, practice nurses and other support staff and investment in a programme of GP care for nursing home patients that reflects the complexity of care required;
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Ms Susan Clyne, CEO, Irish Medical Organisation
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.
Meeting (1)
Meeting with the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health on Hospital Overcrowding 9th March 2022
Submission (1)
Opening statement to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health n Hospital Overcrowding 9th March 2022
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.
David Cullinane
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
John Lahart
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Colm Burke
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Neasa Hourigan
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Cathal Crowe
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Seán Crowe
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Bernard Durkan
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Gino Kenny
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Róisín Shorthall
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Frances Black
Senator (Seanad)
Annie Hoey
Senator (Seanad)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee
Senator (Seanad)
Martin Conway
Senator (Seanad)
Seán Kyne
Senator (Seanad)