The Health Policy Partnership

Lobbying Organisation The Health Policy Partnership

Date published 13 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Heart failure

Intended results Heart Failure Policy Network's European Heart Failure Mission campaign to engage the Irish government to prioritise heart failure in their presidency of the EU in 2026.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Taylor Morris

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)

Michael Martin, TD, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence. (Emails to congratulate him on the election result and introduce the idea of prioritizing heart failure during EU presidency). We were notified one of these emails was forwarded to the Department of Health.

Email (6-10)

Meeting requests to discuss the European Heart Failure Mission and EU Cardiovascular Health Plan, as well as Irelad’s potential role in improving heart failure care across Europe (no meetings have taken place).

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.

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Billy Kelleher MEP (European Parliament)

Sean Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Cowen MEP (European Parliament)

Cynthia Ní Mhurchú MEP (European Parliament)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP (European Parliament)

Ciaran Mullooly MEP (European Parliament)

Nina Carberry MEP (European Parliament)

Regina Doherty MEP (European Parliament)

Maria Walsh MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Andrews MEP (European Parliament)