Movember (Movember Europe )

Lobbying Organisation Movember

Date published 11 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details Campaigning for men's health in Ireland.

Intended results To support policy makers to invest in programmes and policies that improve health outcomes for men and their communities.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Walter Jayawardene

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 Invitation to briefing event in Oireachtas AV room and followup calls.

Letter All Oireachtas Members Dissemination in hard copy of new policy report on Paternity Leave in Ireland

Email All Oireachtas Members Email marking men's health week and flagging new Movember campaign video

Email All Oireachtas Members Email marking submission of pre budget submission

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Submission (1)

- Extra Time With Dad, report on Paternity Leave Policy. June 2026.

Submission (1)

- Pre-budget submission by Movember. August 2026.

Event / Reception (1)

Briefing to Oireachtas members in AV Room, May 2026

Meeting (2-5)

Followup meetings with selected TDs on Paternity Leave report and other Movember initiatives

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.

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Grace Boland TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Neale Richmond TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Brophy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Heneghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Roderic O'Gorman TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marie Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ciarán Ahern TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Naoise O'Cearúil TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Wall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aidan Farrelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Harris TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel McCarthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jerry Buttimer Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Norma Foley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Butler TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Cummins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Roche TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Keira Keogh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas)

Victor Boyhan Senator (Seanad)

Garret Kelleher Senator (Seanad)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony Senator (Seanad)

Mike Kennelly Senator (Seanad)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Gareth Scahill Senator (Seanad)

Teresa Costello Senator (Seanad)

Philip Dodd Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)

Aleisha Clarke Specialist (Department of Health)

Biddy O'Neill Specialist (Department of Health)

Siobhán McArdle Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)

John Kinnane Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Ciara Morgan Specialist (Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform)