Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Date published 20 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Correspondence relating to health policy

Intended results To inform Health policy

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhán Creaton, Head of Public Affairs

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)

Siobhan Creaton (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Education and Skills)

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.

Letter (1)

Prof Louise Burke, Dean of the Faculty of Pathology, provided feedback from the RCPI Faculty of Pathology on the Human Tissue Bill and sought a meeting with the Minister to discuss.

Letter (1)

Dr Robert Ryan, Dean of the Faculty of Occupational Health Faculty, wrote to Minister Donnelly seeking a meeting to discuss the current status of doctors who are working as Specialists in Occupational Medicine, currently termed occupational health physicians [OHP’s] within the Irish health service.

Meeting (1)

Dr Cliona Murphy, Chair of the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, attended a meeting on the women’s health task force and gave feedback on their plans.

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.

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)