Abbvie Limited

Lobbying Organisation Abbvie Limited

Date published 20 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details To update on the operation of the IPHA agreement and policy on access to medicines and deliver our position on Biosimilar Policy. To brief on the work Abbvie are doing in promoting the uptake of STEM subjects

Intended results To improve patient access in Ireland to new medicines and reinvestment of the savings delivered in the IPHA agreement to fund new medicines To encourage the Governments continued committment to promoting uptake of STEM subjects

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Todd Manning and Paula Guerin

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)

Requesting meeting with topics for discussion

Meeting (1)

Agenda: • Abbvie in Ireland and our commitment to promoting career paths into STEM. • Our commitment to R&D- provided a briefing on Abbvie collaborations with Science Foundation Ireland • The value of the IPHA agreement and our position on new Bio-similar Policy-

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.

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Brophy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Halligan Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

David Stanton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)