Teneo Strategy Ireland Limited (Teneo)

Lobbying Organisation Teneo Strategy Ireland Limited

Date published 21 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Awareness of the savings potentials of biosimilars & ongoing reimbursement situation on Spinraza

Intended results To highlight the savings opportunities available to the HSE through greater market penetration of biosimilars for drug treatments in Ireland & to provide updates to DPOs regarding the Spinraza reimbursment situation.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jim McGrath & Michael O'Connell

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Jim McGrath (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

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 Biogen

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address United Drug House, Magna Business Park, Magna Drive, Citywest, Dublin 24

Main business or activity Health

Company website www.biogen.com

Contact email address michael.oconnell@biogen.com

Contact phone number 014637725

Contact address United Drug House, Magna Business Park, Magna Drive, Citywest, Dublin 24

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Phone call (2-5)

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.

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brassil TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)