Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

Date published 07 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Formally classifying COVID-19 as an occupational disease in Ireland

Intended results Invitation to online meeting with healthcare workers to raise awareness of healthcare workers living with COVID 19 Formally classifying COVID-19 as an occupational disease in Ireland. Along with raising awareness and seeking the non cessation of special leave with pay on 31st December 2025

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Phil Ní Sheaghdha

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 Sent invitation to online meeting to hear healthcare workers testimonials re living with long covid

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

1 x email to several TDs re invitation to online meeting on 16.12.25 re long covid

Meeting (1)

1 x Meeting in Dail Eireann 08.10.25 (with Liam Quaide TD)

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.

Pádraig Rice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pádraig O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Roche TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marie Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Manus Boyle Senator (Seanad)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Tom Clonan Senator (Seanad)

Teresa Costello Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Nicole Ryan Senator (Seanad)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Liam Quaide TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)