Kathleen O'Meara Public Affairs Consultant

Lobbying Organisation Kathleen O'Meara Public Affairs Consultant

Date published 09 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details The need for a Clinical Care Programme for patients with Lung Fibrosis.

Intended results To secure the agreement of the HSE to develop a Clinical Care Programme for patients with Lung Fibrosis.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kathleen O'Meara

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)

Kathleen O'Meara (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Irish Lung Fibrosis Association

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address ILFA, c/o Lavery House, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2.

Main business or activity

Company website www.ilfa.ie

Contact email address info@ilfa.ie

Contact phone number

Contact address info@ilfa.ie

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Email to ask Michael Lowry TD to support the seeking of a meeting with Minister for Health

Phone call (2-5)

Phone calls to Michael Lowry TD re seeking a meeting with Minister for Health on behalf of ILFA

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.

Michael Lowry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)