Dillon Quirke Foundation CLG (Dillon Quirke Foundation)

Lobbying Organisation Dillon Quirke Foundation CLG

Date published 08 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details Discussing how we could bring in cardiac screening to prevent SADS

Intended results Agreeing on the necessity for cardiac screening of young poeple

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dan Quirke

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)

Following a meeting with The Minister for Health, she asked her team to organise a meeting for us with her cardiac advisory team. Dilly O'Brien, Colin Smith and Dr Joe Galvin. This was the follow up meeting. We discussed the medical evidence for cardiac screening versus CPR and defibs.

Email (1)

Contacted Minister James Browne to ask for a meeting to discuss the recent death of 16 year old GAA player of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome. We want to engage with him as to hwo we coud work with the Government to prevent further tragedies liek this.

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.

James Browne Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)