Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association

Date published 14 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details EU Commission proposals to introduce an SPC waiver on pharmaceutical products

Intended results To ensure MEPs, Oireachtas members and senior Government officials aware of IPHA concerns on the SPC waiver

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

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 Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

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

Bernard Mallee (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Education and Skills)

Oliver O'Connor (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

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 (6-10)

Series of emails arranging meetings with officials and MEPS, including a visit to a member company facility by an individual MEP. Emails to Fine Gael MEPs ahead of the EPP group meeting on 5th December seeking support for IPHA and EFPIA position on waiver. Email updating Fianna Fáil Deputy on IPHA position.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with officials of the Department of Enterprise, Business and Innovation to discuss waiver

Event / Reception (1)

Special site visit event by individual MEP to member company site, where briefing carried out on waiver

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 Hayes MEP (European Parliament)

Mairead McGuinness MEP (European Parliament)

Deirdre Clune MEP (European Parliament)

Seán Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

John Brassil TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dermot Mulligan Assistant Secretary (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)