Novartis Ireland Limited

Lobbying Organisation Novartis Ireland Limited

Date published 20 Sep, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016

Specific Details Ensure that the 2016 Framework Agreement on the Pricing and Supply of Medicines is resolved by aggreement, not legislation

Intended results Ensure that the 2016 Framework Agreement on the Pricing and Supply of Medicines is resolved by aggreement, not legislation

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Joseph Jimenez (CEO Novartis) & Loretto Callaghan (Managing Director Novartis Ireland)

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.

Informal communication (1)

At the MS & Employment event, launched by Mary Mitchell O’Connor, Minister of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Loretto Callaghan, Managing Director, mentioned to the Minister that it was Novartis' hope that the four year Framework Agreement on the Supply and Pricing of Medicines would be resolved by agreement as opposed to legislation. There was no discussion on the price of medicines.

Letter (1)

Joeseph Jimenez (CEO Novartis) wrote to the Taoiseach asking that the Framework Agreement on the Pricing and Supply of medicines would be resolved by agreement as opposed to legislation. A number of relevant Ministers were cc'ed in the letter (Tanaiste, Health, Finance, Employment).

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 Mitchell O'Connor Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

Enda Kenny Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Frances Fitzgerald Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)

Michael Noonan Minister (Department of Finance)