Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy

Lobbying Organisation Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy

Date published 08 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Lobbying on behalf of student membership and non member students in light of recruitment crisis casued by Pay and Numbers strategy of the HSE

Intended results Movement on Memo guaranteeing HSCP graduates permanent employment in the HSE

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Liam Downey (IIRRT President), Sarah McGrath (IIRRT Student representative)

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.

Letter (2-5)

1 letter by President on behalf of Council and members 1 letter by student reps on behalf of student membership

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.

Anne Marie Hoey Chief People Officer (Health Service Executive)

Bernard Gloster Chief Executive Officer (Health Service Executive)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)