Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Date published 18 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Meeting with the Chief Medical Officer to discuss the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015

Intended results To discuss the progress of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhán Creaton, Head of Public Affairs and Advocacy

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)

Siobhán Creaton (Former DPO) Special Advisor (Department of Education and Skills)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Prof Frank Murray, President, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and Siobhán Creaton, Head of Public Affairs and Advocacy met Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan at the Department of Health on September 7th.

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.

Dr Tony Holohan Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)