Irish Society for Colitis and Crohn's Disease

Lobbying Organisation Irish Society for Colitis and Crohn's Disease

Date published 02 Jul, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Review of Long Term Illness Scheme; Provided information about Crohn's and Colitis and the ongoing challenges being experienced by patients in Ireland at present.

Intended results To call for a review of the LTI Scheme; Assistance with No Wait Card being used within the Louth constitiuency

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Amy Kelly/Victoria Spillane

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Meeting with Deputy Erin McGreehan via MS Teams

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.

Erin McGreehan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)