Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Letter to Minister Stephen Donnelly and all Oireachtas Members from the RCPI Policy Group on Tobacco

Intended results To advocate for an increase in the age at which tobacco can be sold from 18 to 21 years to support commitments to Tobacco Free Ireland

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)

Siobhan 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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Information about the Tobacco 21 Report from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland's Policy Group on Tobacco was sent to all Oireachtas Members with a call to amend legislation to increase the age to purchase tobacco to 21 to achieve Tobacco Free Ireland commitments

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.

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)