Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Correspondence from RCPI on health policy issues

Intended results To inform health policy

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhan Creaton, Head of Public Affairs

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Siobhán Creaton (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Education and Skills)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Information on how to access all of the advice and evidence provided by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee was sent to all Oireachtas members

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (2-5)

Dr Robert Ryan, Dean of the RCPI Faculty of Occupational Health Medicine wrote to Minister Stephen Donnelly regarding consultant status for Specialists in Occupational Medicine.

Letter (1)

RCPI signed a letter to Minister Helen McEntee to welcome the government’s support for pre-action protocols and to urge that the relevant regulations be introduced as soon as possible

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.

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)