Irish Kidney Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Kidney Association

Date published 20 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Zoning or development

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details SEAI Project to Develop a Support Centre in Cork

Intended results To achieve an A rating for both houses subject to costs and receiving a grant

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Carol Moore

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.

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The Irish Kidney Association is presently carrying out a substantial renovation of two cojoined four-bedroom houses which are located beside Cork University Hospital. The two houses will be combined, and the resultant unit will be used as a support centre for renal patients from all over Munster and South Leinster who need to attend hospital in Cork for dialysis, consultations, blood tests etc. It will serve as a place the patient or their family can stay overnight or a place to rest in cases where they are unable to return home straight after their treatment. The centre will be available as a place to relax to their relatives/friends who drive them to and from their appointments at the hospital. A counselling room will also be available. The Centre will be staffed by empathetic people many of whom are Kidney patients who have first-hand experience of what the patient is going through. There will be no charge to the patient and/or their relatives/friends for the use of the house

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.

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)