Epilepsy Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Epilepsy Ireland

Date published 20 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details Epilepsy Ireland & Headway invited Leo Varadkar Minister for Health to launch the joint #iseebeyond campaign, an awareness campaign to raise awareness of hidden disability

Intended results To seek ministerial support for the campaign and to achieve highest possible public awareness of campaign and its objectives

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Peter Murphy, Deputy 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?) 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.

Meeting (1)

Minister was invited by email by Headway to launch campaign at Headway offices, on February 3rd where he met with both Headway and Epilepsy Ireland staff & volunteers, and delivered speech to launch awareness campaign.

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.

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Health)