Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association

Date published 19 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Preparations for negotiations on a new Supply Agreement between IPHA and the State

Intended results To ensure that IPHA is adequately prepared for a new Supply Agreement with the State

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Oliver O'Connor (CEO)

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)

Oliver O'Connor (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Health)

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 (2-5)

Enquiry to Department of Health to ascertain status on possible commencement of negotiations. Contacts with Minister Brendan Howlin's office to arrange meeting to discuss future Agreement

Informal communication (2-5)

Informal discussions at conferences on possible commencement of negotiations

Email (2-5)

Emails with Minister Brendan Howlin's office to arrange meeting to discuss future Agreement

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister for Health Leo Varadkar which mentions that IPHA is preparing for negotiations on a new Agreement.

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.

Kathleen Lynch Minister of State (Department of Health)

Jim Breslin Secretary General (Department of Health)

Fergal Goodman Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)

Brendan Howlin Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Health)