Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

Date published 21 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Provision of Childcare in the context of School and Creche closure. Private Nursing Homes. Private Hospitals under State Control Staff pay. Stranded Abroad. Implementation of Agreements. Student Pay in Covid Crisis.

Intended results Childcare for front line Nurses and Midwives Provision of PPE and Equal treatment for Private Nursing home staff if required to self isolate. Equal Treatment for Private Hospital staff in Hospitals under state control with Staff in Section 38 State Funded Hospitals. Seeking repatriation of Irish Nurses and Midwives from Australia. Seeking a directive from Minister to HSE to have the letters of implementation for Nurse and Midwife Strike Settlement actually paid. Application of HCA rate to student Nurses and Midwives assigned to HCA work because of Covid 19.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Phil Ni Sheaghdha General Secretary

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.

Letter (2-5)

24th March, Stranded Abroad. 26th March, Private Hospital Nurses. 1st April , Private Nursing home Staff. 27th April, Childcare Provision.

Meeting (1)

Department of Health, Baggot St. 8th April 2020. 1. Implementation 2. Childcare 3. Student Pay. 4. Private Nursing Homes.

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.

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)