Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Date published 28 Aug, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Correspondence to Ministers on health issues

Intended results To inform health policy

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhán Creaton, Head of Public Affairs and Advocacy

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)

Siobhan Creaton (Former DPO) Special Advisor (Department of Education and Skills)

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)

Prof Des Cox, Chair of the RCPI Policy Group on Tobacco wrote to the Minister for Health Stephen Donnolly seeking a meeting to discuss a tobacco control strategy for Ireland

Letter (1)

Prof Mary Horgan, President of RCPI wrote to the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnolly seeking a meeting to discuss the need to urgently progress amendments to the Medical Practitioners Act that affects the opportunities for some international doctors accessing specialist medical training in Ireland.

Letter (1)

Prof Mary Horgan, President of RCPI wrote to the Minister for Higher Education, Simon Harris to thank him for his work while Minister for Health and to extend good wishes in his new role.

Letter (1)

Prof Des Cox, Chair of the RCPI Policy Group on Tobacco wrote to Minister for Health Simon Harris to request that outdoor areas in bars become non smoking to maintain social distancing during Covid19

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.

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)