Safetynet Primary Care

Lobbying Organisation Safetynet Primary Care

Date published 23 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Funding for GP practices in Areas of Deprivation

Intended results Sustainability of providing GP services in Areas of Deprivation and in this case in particular, the practice in Summerhill, Dublin

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr Austin O'Carroll

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 Minister for Health Simon Harris and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform on 16th November 2016. The meeting was to discuss the provision of GP practices in Areas of Deprivation and in particular the provision of a GP service in Summerhill, Dublin

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.

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)