The HeartBeat Trust (The HeartBeat Trust CLG)

Lobbying Organisation The HeartBeat Trust

Date published 12 Feb, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Establish an Eu wide Heart Failure Network for the development of policy priorities that will lay the groundwork for an EU-level heart failure policy and advocacy strategy spanning 2021–23

Intended results Increase awareness in Heart Failure incidence and promote early detection and prevention

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ambrose McLoughlin. Chair of the HeartBeat Trust

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Ambrose McLoughlin. Chair of the HeartBeat Trust (Former DPO) Secretary General (Department of Health)

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.

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Ambrose McLoughlin has been elected a member of the Eu Policy Advisory Group for the development of policy priorities that will lay the groundwork for an EU-level heart failure policy and advocacy strategy spanning 2021–23. The target audience is the Eu Parliament, the Eu Commission and the Council of Ministers to promote the importance of early detection and prevention to improve health outcome and better quality of life, and reduce health spending

Phone call (2-5)

Ambrose McLoughlin to Billy Kelleher, MEP. Outlining the importance of establishing an Eu wide heart failure network, to promote early detection and prevention to improve health outcome and better quality of life, and reduce health spending

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.

Billy Kelleher MEP (European Parliament)