Irish Community Rapid Response (CRITICAL Emergency Medical Response)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Community Rapid Response

Date published 10 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details We wanted to inform public representatives about our organisation and seek their help and guidance on future funding.

Intended results To give Oireachtas members an increased awareness of the good work of our organisation, its impact on communities and to find ways to secure direct funding to ensure sustainability of services into the future for the good of communities throughout Ireland

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity David Tighe

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

Event / Reception All Oireachtas Members This relates to the activity described below - an information presentation about our organisation in the AV Room in Leinster House on May 13th 2025.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (1)

We were invited to the AV room in Leinster House by Senator Joanne Collins to make a presentation to TD's and Senators about our organisation - a mass invite to attend was sent to all members on our behalf by Senator Collins and was followed up with a personal invite targeted at those TD's in the main areas where we operate in Ireland. The event took place on May 13th 2025 in Leinster House and lasted 60 minutes.

Designated public officials lobbied

There were no DPOs directly lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area.