Irish Thoracic Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Thoracic Society

Date published 18 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Issues impacting the care of people with lung disease particularly staffing shortages and infrastructural challenges in pulmonary function laboratories, reducing access to timely diagnosis.

Intended results Action to address staffing and infrastructural challenges in respiratory healthcare, particularly relating to pulmonary function testing as these have a serious impact on access to diagnosis, treatment and ongoing care for people with lung and other conditions.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr Marcus Butler

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 Invitiation to a meet and greet/briefing event on issues affecting the care of people with lung diseae to mark World Lung Day. This included data on deaths as a result of lung related illness and comments on the infrastructural challenges that hamper access to timely diagnosis, treatment and ongoing care.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (1)

Photo opportunity to highlight World Lung Day and to provide a personal briefing on issues facing people with lung disease. September 15th, Buswells Hotel, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2 Format: Drop-in / Meet & Greet Briefing document circulated to all attendees after the event.

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.

Ciaran Cannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fergus O'Dowd TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Ring TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel Grealish TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Canney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Buckley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pauline Tully TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Violet Anne Wynne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ruairí Ó Murchú TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patricia Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Danny Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aisling Dolan Senator (Seanad)