Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

Date published 04 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details Concerns re. overcrowding in Cork acute hospitals

Intended results The INMO was contacted to provide clarity on the situation in the Cork acute hospitals following an INMO press release reporting record overcrowding

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mr Colm Porter, INMO Assistant Director of Industrial Relations

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.

Phone call (1)

On the 18th of April 2023, Mr Porter received a phone call from Deputy Barry who was seeking clarity on the situation in the Cork acute hospitals following an INMO press release reporting record overcrowding.

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.

Mick Barry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)