Arthritis Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Arthritis Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details Enquiry about status of Model of Care for Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disorders, and rheumatology services in general

Intended results To ascertain via parliamentary questions from the Minister for Health the reasons behind the delay in approval of the Model of Care for Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disorders, and to obtain a timeline for its approval. Secondly, to ask the Minister his plans for the development of future adult and paediatric rheumatology services.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brian Lynch

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 (6-10)

Email correspondence with Billy Kelleher TD between January and June 2018.

Phone call (1)

Phone call to office of Billy Kelleher 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.

Billy Kelleher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)