Diabetes Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Diabetes Ireland

Date published 31 Aug, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Restart of HSE Podiatry Services in Waterford;Request for 2019 Diabetes related amputations data; identify new chairperson for Cross Party Parliamentary Diabetes Committee

Intended results Enable people with diabetes to attend podiatry services and obtain further podiatry services for diabetes community. Identify new chairperson for Cross Party Parliamentary Diabetes Committee

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kieran O'Leary, CEO, Diabetes Ireland

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.

Email (1)

Email sent to Mary Butler regarding Waterford podiatry services and Cross Parliamentary Diabetes Committee

Email (6-10)

Email to Roisin Shortall requesting 2019 diabetes related podiatry data.

Email (1)

Request to Cormac Devlin to chair the Cross Parliamentary Diabetes Committee

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.

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)