The Heartbeat Trust

Lobbying Organisation The Heartbeat Trust

Date published 03 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Establish an Eu wide Heart Failure policy and an Eu Network for the development of policy priorities that will lay the groundwork for an EU-level heart failure policy and advocacy strategy

Intended results Increase awareness in Heart Failure incidence and promote early detection and prevention

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ambrose McLoughlin. Board Trustee of the HeartBeat Trust, a registered charity, is a former DPO

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Ambrose McLoughlin. Board Trustee of the HeartBeat Trust (Former DPO) Secretary General (Department of Health)

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.

Meeting (2-5)

Ambrose McLoughlin (former DPO) met with Irish MEP's to outline the importance of financial support for major clinical research entities across the Eu who prioritise heart failure and evidence based clinical management of heart failure

Meeting (2-5)

Ambrose McLoughlin (former DPO) met with Irish MEP's at the Eu Parliament to outline the importance of establishing an Eu wide heart failure policy and Eu network, to promote early detection and prevention to improve health outcome and better quality of life, and reduce health spending across the EU. He is an unpaid advisor and advocate for the Eu Heart Failure Alliance

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.

Billy Kelleher MEP (European Parliament)

Maria Walsh MEP (European Parliament)