MSD

Lobbying Organisation MSD

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Policy Priorities in a post-pandemic COVID-19 era

Intended results To ensure health policy priorities are maintained in both COVID and non-COVID healthcare specific to MSD's work

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eoin Bradley

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 (21-30)

Emails to Ministers, Members of the Special Oireachtas Committee on COVID-19 Response and the Members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health, including a submission on health policy priorities in a post-pandemic recovery. Also seeking information on the procurement of COVID-19 antivirals and vaccines.

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Virtual meetings with Oireachtas Members to discuss the priorites in health policy as set out in the MSD submission.

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.

Colm Brophy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Butler TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Carthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McNamara TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fergus O'Dowd TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ossian Smyth Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Frances Fitzgerald MEP (European Parliament)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Kyne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Annie Hoey Senator (Seanad)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee Senator (Seanad)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Tony Holohan Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)

Colm O’Reardon Secretary General (Department of Health)