NCBI

Lobbying Organisation NCBI

Date published 19 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details The comparison between services in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and the better outcomes for people with sight loss in the North compared to the rest of the Island.

Intended results Better services provided to people with sight loss in Ireland.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Chris White & Fionnuala Murphy

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.

Email (1)

Email sent to the Clerk of the Committee on Health, Pat Harran, requesting an opportunity to present to the committee, mainly to highlight the comparison between services in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and the better outcomes for people with sight loss in the North compared to the rest of the Island.

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 Harty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)