The Alzheimer Society of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation The Alzheimer Society of Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Discuss the impact of COVID-19 on people with dementia

Intended results Family carers put on the priortity list for Covid-19 vaccination and also examine the restrictions on visiting in nursing homes and lack of access to visitors for people with dementia in hospitals

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Avril Easton

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Meeting held on Friday January 08th with Deputy McDonald, Pat McLoughlin CEO of ASI, Avril Easton Advocacy Manager and Sinead Ni Bhroin from Deputy McDonald's office.

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.

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)