The Alzheimer Society of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation The Alzheimer Society of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Discuss the impact of COVID-19 on people with dementia and the lack of discussion of the condition at NPHET meetings

Intended results More emphasis put on dementia during COVID-19 discussions and also to see if dementia is being captured in the figures

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tina Leonard

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting took place on zoom on Thursday 28th May. We discussed the impact of Covid-19 on people living with dementia and the Deputy agreed to put a question to the Dept of Health about the inclusion of dementia in the neurological conditions list.

Email (2-5)

Follow up on meeting held and actions agreed.

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.

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)