Dignity4Patients

Lobbying Organisation Dignity4Patients

Date published 15 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Emails in relation to Indemnity Fund set aside to pay victims of convicted criminal Michael Shine by the Medical Missionaries of Mary in Drogehda for crimes committed by surgeon Michael Shine, on children.

Intended results To have input into the Independent Review for the funds put aside for victims and survivors of Michael Shine that the Medical Missionaries of Mary are trying to draw down. And to see the final report.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Adrienne Reilly

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)

Gerald Nash (Currently employed as a DPO) TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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 (1)

Email to TD to inquire from the Minister for Health about the Independent Reviewer Report of drawing down funds from an Indemnity Fund set up for the Victims and Survivors of Michael Shine, a former surgeon at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, ran at the time by the Medical Missionaries of Mary. They are now seeking to draw down from this fund.

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.

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)