Diabetes Ireland

Mass communications

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (6-10)
Letter to Minister for Health, Head of HSE and party health spokespersons regarding the removal of the age restriction on access to Flash Glucose Monitoring technology enabling all people with Type 1 diabetes to access the technology based on clinical need.
Email (2-5)
Letter to Minister for Health, Head of HSE regarding the removal of the age restriction on access to Flash Glucose Monitoring technology enabling all people with Type 1 diabetes to access the technology based on clinical need.
Email (1)
Seeking 2016 - 2018 data on the number of diabetes related lower limb amputations and in-patient footcare ulceration data.
Email (2-5)
Request to local TDs to seek an update on developments regarding the building of new diabetes unit in Sligo University Hospital
Email (2-5)
Request to local TDs to seek extra staffing resources for diabetes services in Sligo University Hospital to provide access to insulin pump/CGM for patients with diabetes
Letter (6-10)
Request to local TDs to seek an extra Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist for diabetes services in Cork University Hospital.
Email (11-20)
Request to local TDs to seek an extra Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist for diabetes services in Saolta (Sligo & Donegal).
Email (6-10)
Request to local TDs and Minister for Health to seek an extra Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist for diabetes services in Cork University Hospital.
Email (11-20)
Request to local TDs to seek extra staffing resources for diabetes services in Limerick University Hospital.
Email (2-5)
Update on national diabetes issues, Diabetes Ireland would like to see implemented in order to improve public health services for people with diabetes.

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.