Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland

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 Critical Employees and the supply of medicines

Intended results To ensure employees in the sector were classified as essential workers during Covid-19, to ensure no delays in the manufacture and supply of medicines and medical devices

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Cathal Lee

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 ALLIANCE OF MEDICINES FOR IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

CRO number (if applicable) 602169

Company address 70 SIR JOHN ROGERSON'S QUAY DUBLIN 2

Main business or activity Health

Company website www.medicinesforireland.ie

Contact email address info@medicinesforireland.ie

Contact phone number 015710938

Contact address 13 Merrion Square, Dublin 2

Mass communications

Email All TDs Update from MFI Chairperson David Delaney on health and medicines supply policy for all TDs in relation to Covid-19

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Correspondence from MFI Chairperson David Delaney to ensure employees in the sector were classified as essential workers during Covid-19, to ensure no delays in the manufacture and supply of medicines and medical devices

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.

Jim Breslin Secretary General (Department of Health)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

Orlaigh Quinn Secretary General (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

Charles Flanagan Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

Aidan O'Driscoll Secretary General (Department of Justice and Equality)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Roderic O'Gorman TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)