Irish Hospital Consultants Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Hospital Consultants Association

Date published 21 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Capacity requirements to provide acute hospital care including Consultant Recruitment & Retention and Acute Hospital and Mental Health Resources

Intended results To address capacity deficits in acute hospitals including the consultant recruitment & retention crisis and secure appropriate resourcing of services

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Martin Varley, Secretary General

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)

Letter dated 30th June 2020 from Dr Donal O'Hanlon, IHCA President to Mr Stephen Donnelly, Minister for Health

Virtual Meeting (1)

Videoconference with Minister Stephen Donnelly and others on 28th July 2020

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)

Laura Magahy Executive Manager (Department of Health)

Colm O’Reardon Secretary General (Department of Health)