JKS Communications

Lobbying Organisation JKS Communications

Date published 20 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Minimum Benifit Health regs

Intended results Reimbursement from PHIs

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jimmy Smyth MD JKS Communications

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Smarmore Castle Private Clinic Ltd

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Ardee, Co Louth

Main business or activity Health

Company website

Contact email address jsmyth@jkscommunications.ie

Contact phone number 086 9174239

Contact address Denshaw House 121 Baggot st Dublin 2

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (11-20)

Briefing material re Smarmore Clinic and reimbursement from PHIs

Phone call (2-5)

Event / Reception (1)

Royal College of Physicians

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.

Fergus O'Dowd TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Declan Breathnach TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)