Hume Brophy

Lobbying Organisation Hume Brophy

Date published 20 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Legislation governing assisted suicide

Intended results Outline concerns regarding any potential changes to current status quo for assisted suicide

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ken Waters

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Irish Palliative Medicine Consultants Association

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Milford Hospice, Castletroy, Limerick

Main business or activity Health

Company website http://www.ipmca.ie/

Contact email address f.twomey@milfordcc.ie

Contact phone number +353(0)61 485846

Contact address Milford Care Centre, Castletroy, Limerick

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Letter shared with all elected members of the Oireachtas to outline the urgent concerns regarding the Dying with Dignity Bill.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Briefing to outline the clinical concerns regarding the Dying with Dignity bill

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.

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marian Harkin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)