Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association

Date published 14 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details To advise the Fianna Fail Spokesperson on Health and members of the joint Oireachtas Committee on Health of IPHA concerns on a private members bill to amend the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013

Intended results To ensure IPHA concerns on the draft legislation are considered and understood

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Oliver O'Connor

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)

Oliver O'Connor (Former DPO) Special Advisor (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

Oliver O'Connor (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Health)

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 (11-20)

Letters to members of the Oireachtas Health Committee

Email (11-20)

Letters referenced above also sent by email

Phone call (2-5)

Phone calls to arrange meeting with Billy Kelleher, T.D., Fianna Fail Spokesperson on Health

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Billy Kelleher, T.D.

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.

Billy Kelleher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Harty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kate O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke Senator (Seanad)

John Dolan Senator (Seanad)

Rónán Mullen Senator (Seanad)

Keith Swanick Senator (Seanad)