Amnesty International Ireland (Amnesty International Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Amnesty International Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Letter to Taoiseach and Minister for Health sent on 23 June expressing concern at proposed ownership and governance of new National Maternity Hospital, also enclosing copy of 3 May 2017 letter to then Minister for Health Simon Harris TD expressing broadly the same concerns

Intended results Convey Amnesty International’s continuing concern, as first communicated in 2017, at the potential for religious influence on women’s healthcare under arrangements proposed for the ownership and governance of the new National Maternity Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Colm O'Gorman

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 (1)

Letter was sent via email in June 2021. Note a copy of a letter sent in May 2017 to the then Minister for Health was also attached

Email (1)

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)