Association of Optometrists Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Association of Optometrists Ireland

Date published 17 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details 7.9.2023: Association of Optometrists (Optometry Ireland) sent a letter to Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris re level of capitation payment for Optometry students, calling for this to be raised.

Intended results To influence eye-care policy

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sean McCrave

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)

Optometry Ireland wrote to Minister Harris to highlight the need to encourage a rise in the number of places in Optometry training and that raising the capitation level paid to training colleges would encourage this to happen.

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.

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)