Epilepsy Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Epilepsy Ireland

Date published 20 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Communication regarding the reimbursement of a new epilepsy medication.

Intended results That the Deputy would submit a parliamentary question on the issue of reinbursement.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Patrick McGeoghegan

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.

Email (2-5)

Communications included initial request; emails on initial response and thanking the Deputy for the further response from the HSE (parliamentary question was referred to the HSE for further response).

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)