Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

Date published 15 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Special Recognition of the contribution made by health Care Workers in facing the Covid 19 Pandemic

Intended results Compensation in the form of Payment or Leave.

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? To Contact their TDs to support special recognition

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

The email encouraged members to lobby local TDs and contained a link to a sample letter.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister after he addressed INMO ADC. It described the various impacts Covid had visited on Nurses and Midwives including Long Covid. It sought special recognition for their efforts, long covid supports, and support to nurses working in Private Nursing homes.

Letter (1)

Written by Tony Fitzpatrick (INMO) as Chairman of the Staff Panel of Health service Trade Unions in support of the claim for special recognition.

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.

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)