Irish Dental Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Dental Association

Date published 15 Jun, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Covid-19 and dental crisis

Intended results Sought support for the provision of PPE to dentists, clinical guidance and financial support for dentists

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fintan Hourihan

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 (2-5)

Letters sent to Minister Harris on March 16th, March 25th, April 6th. Emails sent to Minister Harris on April 16th and April 22nd. Letters sent to Minister Donohoe on January 20th, March 10th and April 24th. Letter sent to Minister Darcy on April 9th. Letter sent to Minister Doherty on March 31st. April 24th letter to Ministers Donohoe and Harris copied to the Taoiseach.

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)

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Michael D'Arcy Minister of State (Department of Finance)