Multiple Sclerosis Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Multiple Sclerosis Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details MS Ireland invited a number of public officials to a photocell for the launch of a survey to examine the societal cost of MS

Intended results We invited these public officials to the photocall with the intent of having them support the sharing of the survey to examine the cost of MS.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Aoife Kirwan

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)

MS Ireland sent an email to a number of public officials, inviting them to join MS Ireland and Novartis in a photocell for the launch of the Societal Cost of MS Survey, which was initially carried out in 2015 and was being repeated in 2021. Follow up emails were sent to public officials who replied to our requests and thank you emails, as well as some photos from the photocell were shared with public officials who attended.

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.

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jerry Buttimer Senator (Seanad)

Erin McGreehan Senator (Seanad)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee Senator (Seanad)

Annie Hoey Senator (Seanad)

Seán Kyne Senator (Seanad)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)