FleishmanHillard, Ireland

Lobbying Organisation FleishmanHillard, Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details To allow certified pharmacists supply and administer certain vaccines, namely Pneumococcal and Zoster Vaccines, in pharmacies.

Intended results The introduction of legislation to amend the Medicinal Products (Prescription and Control of Supply) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 540 of 2003) to include additional vaccines (Pneumococcal and Zoster Vaccines) that a pharmacist may supply and administer in the course of his or her professional practice, subject to the completion of approved training and the Immunisation Guidelines for Ireland, as published and updated by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee of the RCPI.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Michael Moriarty

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 BOOTS RETAIL (IRELAND) LIMITED

CRO number (if applicable) 363449

Company address 2F BLOCK 71A PARK WEST BUSINESS PARK NANGOR ROAD DUBLIN 12

Main business or activity Other

Company website www.boots.ie

Contact email address Steven.maxwell@boots.co.uk

Contact phone number 01 7780007

Contact address As Above.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Aim of emails was to seek and secure a briefing meeting for Steven Maxwell (Boots) with Brian Murphy, special adviser to the Minister of Health.

Meeting (1)

The briefing meeting between Steven Maxwell and Brian Murphy discussed allowing certified pharmacists supply and administer certain vaccines, namely Pneumococcal and Zoster Vaccines, in pharmacies. The briefing took place in the Department of Health, Hawkins House.

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.

Brian Murphy Special Adviser (Department of Health)