Affordable Medicines Ireland Company CLG (Affordable Medicines Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Affordable Medicines Ireland Company CLG

Date published 21 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Representation to the Dept. of Health and public representatives on EU Pharmaceutical package.

Intended results An updated EU pharmaceutical regulatory package that supports the internal market in pharmaceuticals and does not undermine parallel imports of medicines and thereby patient access to medicines.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Patrick Wadding, Chairman of Affordable Medicines Ireland

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 (11-20)

Emails and letters to designated public officials setting out the position of Affordable Medicines Ireland on the EU Pharma Package, seeking meetings and including proposals around the draft regulation and directive which formed part of the package.

Submission (1)

Affordable Medicines Ireland sumbssion on the EU Pharma Package

Phone call (6-10)

Phone calls arranging meetings/conference calls.

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Virtual meetings with public representatives.

Letter (2-5)

Letter setting out Affordable Medicines Ireland's position on the EU Pharmaceutical Package.

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.

Robert Watt Secretary General (Department of Health)

Billy Kelleher MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Cowen MEP (European Parliament)

Regina Doherty MEP (European Parliament)

Shane Smyth Adviser to Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Fiona O'Connor Special Adviser (Department of Finance)

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

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)