Stratagem (NI) Ltd (Stratagem)

Lobbying Organisation Stratagem (NI) Ltd

Date published 20 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Provision of audiology services and eye care services

Intended results Improved audiology and eye care services in the community

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Gráinne Walsh

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name IRELAND SPECSAVERS LIMITED

CRO number (if applicable) 422918

Company address 6th Floor, South Bank House Barrow Street Dublin 4, Ireland

Main business or activity Retail

Company website https://www.specsavers.ie/

Contact email address stephen.mcandrew@specsavers.com

Contact phone number +44 (0)7384 231 885

Contact address

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Invite issued to all Oireachtas Members for a policy briefing event (Nov 2025)

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Briefings sent via email on the issue of community audiology

Event / Reception (1)

Access to Care policy briefing held Nov 2025 and attended by TDs, Senators and their staff.

Email (6-10)

Emails sent/exchanged to discuss the inclusion of quote from TD in 2025 Access to Care report

Informal communication (1)

Informal communication with Minister as part of Access to Care policy briefing held Nov 2025

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.

Pádraig Rice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)

Peter Roche TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Barry Heneghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Cooney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat the Cope Gallagher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pádraig O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Danny Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

William Aird TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paula Butterly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ryan O'Meara TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Erin McGreehan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aubrey McCarthy Senator (Seanad)

Noel McCarthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Conor Sheehan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Currie TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Buckley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte Senator (Seanad)