Bayer Limited

Lobbying Organisation Bayer Limited

Date published 19 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Ancillary reccommendation of the Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment to Government to introduce a state-backed contraception programme

Intended results Implemention of the contraception programme providing for all methods of contraception including LARC

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Carmel Mulroy

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.

Letter (1)

Emailed letter to several TDs and Senators seeking a meeting on the matter and briefly stating our position. Follow up by emails and/ or by phone on the meeting request.

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.

Catherine Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Noone Senator (Seanad)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Kate O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Josepha Madigan Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)