Medical Emergency Response (Medical Emergency Response )

Lobbying Organisation Medical Emergency Response

Date published 02 Apr, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Medical Emergency Response Ireland (MER) issued written communications to Deputies with whom there had been prior engagement, providing an update on MER’s activities and recent developments. The communication referenced discussion at an Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health meeting on allergy services, including mention of MER’s work, and outlined subsequent committee actions, including correspondence to the Minister for Health and the Minister for Education.

Intended results To inform Deputies of MER’s work and recent developments relating to emergency preparedness in schools and to contribute to the conversation on issues concerning allergies, including access to emergency medicines and training.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Rory O'Connor

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)

Rory O'Connor (Former DPO) Councillor (Wicklow County Council)

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 (1)

Follow-up email to Deputies providing an update on MER’s engagement and developments following discussion at an Oireachtas committee on allergy services.

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.

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aidan Farrelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Albert Dolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)