Irish Medical Organisation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Medical Organisation

Date published 21 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details IMO Pre-Budget Submission 2019

Intended results To secure increase in funding to expand capacity in our health system as per IMO Budget Submission and the Health Service Capacity Review

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Vanessa Hetherington, Assistant Director, Policy and International Affairs

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

Email All Oireachtas Members All Oireachtas members were emailed a copy of the IMO Pre-Budget Submission 2019.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Lobby day (1)

All Oireachtas members were invited to a budget briefing in Buswells Hotel on the 27th of September to discuss details of the IMO Pre-Budget Submission 2019

Letter (1)

The IMO wrote to the Minster for Finance and Expenditure, the Minister for Health with regard to the IMO Pre-Budget Submission 2019

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 Finance)

Rose Conway-Walsh Senator (Seanad)

Michael Harty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Timmy Dooley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke Senator (Seanad)

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maureen O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gerry Horkan Senator (Seanad)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brassil TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Eugene Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Scanlon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tom Neville TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie Penrose TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)