Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Date published 19 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Interactions with Oireachtas members

Intended results To inform health policy

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhan Creaton

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)

Siobhan Creaton (Former DPO) Special Advisor (Department of Education and Skills)

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 (2-5)

Letters of invitation to speak at RCPI conferences issued to Minister for Health and Minister for Children

Email (6-10)

RCPI is a member of Alcohol Health Alliance, Climate and Health Alliance and Health Promotion Alliance which make separate lobbying returns

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.

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)