Fighting Blindness (Fighting Blindness)

Lobbying Organisation Fighting Blindness

Date published 19 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Report from the Primary Eye Care Services Review Group

Intended results Information about the timeline for publication of the report from the Primary Eye Care Services Review Group and implementation of it's recommendations

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Caitriona Dunne

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.

Email (1)

Email sent on March 31 highlighting increased number of queries from patients about the waiting lists for ophthalmology appointments and treatments. Email indicated Fighting Blindness' concerns about the repeated delays relating to the publication of this report and the implementation of the recommendations contained within it and requested information about when it would be published.

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)