Irish Skin Foundation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Skin Foundation

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Access for Irish patients to a new treatment for atopic eczema

Intended results To secure access for Irish patients to a new treatment for atopic eczema

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity David McMahon

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? To consider writing to their local TDs to highlight the undue delay being experienced by Irish patients in securing access to a new treatment for atopic eczema

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All TDs An e-mail was sent to every TD to seek their assistance in raising the matter of access to a new treatment for atopic eczema with the Minister for Health and the HSE.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (100+)

An e-mail was sent to every supporter of the Irish Skin Foundation, with an interest in atopic eczema, requesting that they write to their local TD to seek their assistance in raising the matter of access to a new treatment for atopic eczema with the Minister for Health and the HSE.

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.

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)