Consilient Health

Lobbying Organisation Consilient Health

Date published 24 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Submission of a summary of international best practice, guidelines and proposals to reduce unintended pregnancies in Ireland

Intended results To inform government thinking on the nature of any free contraception scheme to be introduced

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Deirdre Kelly

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.

Submission (1)

We made a written submission to the Minster for Health and the Chief Medical Officer on international best practice in improving access to contraceptive care and adherence to usage guidelines. This followed the annoucement by the Minister of his plans to launch an initiative in this area designed to reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies

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)

Tony Holohan Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)