COPD Support Ireland

Lobbying Organisation COPD Support Ireland

Date published 07 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Represented interests of people living with COPD during COVID-19 crisis, requested inclusion on the NPHET Vulnerable People Subgroup

Intended results Inclusion on the NPHET Vulnerable People Subgroup

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Prof. JJ Gilmartin, Chair COPD Support 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 (1)

Email to Dr Tony Holohan on 9th March 2020 requesting inclusion on NPHET Vulnerable people subgroup

Phone call (1)

Stephen Donnelly Called Prof JJ Gilmartin, Chair of COPD Support Ireland on 31st March 2020 to discuss any concerns our organisation had with the evolving COVID-19 emergency. He was appraised of our imminent Cocooning with COPD campaign.

Virtual Meeting (6-10)

virtual attendance at the NPHET Vulnerable People Subgroup representing the interests specifically of people living with COPD and generally of people with chronic diseases during COVID 19

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.

Tony Holohan Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)