Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Date published 14 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Correspondence with Oireachtas members on health policy matters

Intended results To inform health policy

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhan Creaton, Director of Communications and Public Affairs RCPI

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 Adviser (Department of Education and Skills)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members A new policy paper from the RCPI Clinical Advisory Group on Tobacco and ecigarettes was shared with all Oireachtas members, CMO and HSE CCO

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Minister for Health was invited to, and attended, Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Spring meeting on Endometriosis

Letter (2-5)

The Dean of the RCPI Faculty of Pathology wrote to the Minister for Health and Minister for Justice to raise concerns about the Autopsy service and shared a new position paper highlighting issues and concerns to sustain this service

Letter (1)

Minister of State at the Department of Health was invited to attend the launch of the new RCPI Inclusion Health curriculum to address health inequalities.

Email (2-5)

RCPI is a member of Alcohol Health Alliance, the Health Promotion Alliance, the Tobacco 21 Alliance and the Climate and Health Alliance which post 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 Murnane O'Connor Minister of State (Department of Health)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)

Professor Mary Horgan Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)

Dr Colm Henry Chief Clinical Officer (Health Service Executive)

Jim O'Callaghan Minister (Department of Justice)