Health Research Charities Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Health Research Charities Ireland

Date published 19 Mar, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Enacting primary biobanking legislation

Intended results A meeting to discuss biobanking legislation and to explore ways in which HRCI might support its progression.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr Avril Kennan

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 (1)

Email sent requesting a meeting and providing links to two relevant documents 1.The Health Research Charities Ireland 2025 Position Paper https://hrci.ie/hrci-position-paper-2025/ 2. The report from the November 2023 Irish Health Research Forum event on biobanking. https://hrci.ie/biobanking-in-ireland-moving-forward/

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.

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pádraig O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)