Roche Diagnostics Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Roche Diagnostics Ltd

Date published 01 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details COVID-19 - Diagnostic Supplier Management Strategy

Intended results Secure a meeting with relevant Department of Health officials to discuss the national covid-19 testing strategy and the management of test volumes.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Finbarr Kenny

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 sent to Minister Simon Coveney TD and Michael McGrath TD - Roche Diagnostics offers to share insights with the Irish Government around the next steps in the management of Covid-19 testing and to request a meeting with the Government and / or service leads to discuss the current and future developments in Covid-19 diagnostics management.

Email (1)

Letter (sent via email) to Minister Charlie Flanagan TD to ask that he forward a request to Minister Simon Harris TD, to ask the Department of Health to engage with Roche Diagnostics to discuss the Covid- 19 testing capacity management strategy.

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.

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charles Flanagan Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)