Irish Platform for Patients' Organisations, Science and Industry

Lobbying Organisation Irish Platform for Patients' Organisations, Science and Industry

Date published 19 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details To discuss an extension of the existing IPPOSI grant from the Department of Health. Agenda items included: 1. Patient Engagement with the Department of Health. 2. IPPOSI's Annual Roundtable with Secretary General. 3. IPPOSI Funding

Intended results An extention to the existing grant

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Derick Mitchell

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.

Email (2-5)

Meeting (1)

On behalf of IPPOSI Board Members, Mr Godfrey Fletcher, (IPPOSI Chair), Prof Seamas Donnelly, (TCD) and Ms Paula Guerin, (AbbVie) joined Dr Derick Mitchell (IPPOSI CEO) for a meeting with Dr Jim Breslin (Secretary General, DOH) and Dr Muiris O'Connor (Assistant Secretary DOH)

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.

Jim Breslin Secretary General (Department of Health)

Muiris O’Connor Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)