Hanover Media Strategy Limited

Lobbying Organisation Hanover Media Strategy Limited

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Briefed select parliamentarians on potential Covid-19 vaccine

Intended results Providing update to designated public officials on potential Covid-19 vaccine

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Colin O'Donnell

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 ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS (IRELAND) DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY

CRO number (if applicable) 55502

Company address 6TH FLOOR SOUTH BANK HOUSE BARROW STREET DUBLIN 4 DUBLIN 4, DUBLIN, D04TR29

Main business or activity Health

Company website https://www.astrazeneca.com/country-sites/ireland.html

Contact email address irelandinfo@astrazeneca.com

Contact phone number 01-6097100

Contact address AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals (Ireland), DAC Block B, Liffey Valley Office Campus, Dublin 22

Mass communications

Email All TDs Emailed all TDs to provide update regarding potential Covid-19 vaccine

Email All Senators Emailed all Senators to provide update regarding potential Covid-19 vaccine

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Submission (31-50)

Provided written brief to select designated public officials to provide update regarding potential Covid-19 vaccine

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Met with select parliamentarians to provide oral briefing regarding potential Covid-19 vaccine

Letter (2-5)

Sent letters to select Ministers to provide update regarding potential Covid-19 vaccine

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.

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Deirdre Gillane Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Susan Mitchell Special Adviser (Department of Health)

Colette Sexton Special Adviser (Department of Health)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Murphy Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Frank Feighan Minister of State (Department of Health)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee Senator (Seanad)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tony Holohan Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)

Barry Lowry Chief Information Officer (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Paul Quinn Government Chief Procurement Officer (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Elizabeth Canavan Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)