Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Engagement with Oireachtas Members by RCPI

Intended results To inform discussion and policy areas on health issues

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

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 Advisor (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 (2-5)

Invitation to Minister Brophy to speak at the Global Health Forum. Invitation to Minister Roderick O'Gorman to address the RCPI Faculty of Peadiatrics 40th anniversary.

Email (1)

Invitation to Tánaiste Leo Varadkar to address the RCPI Faculty of Occupational Health Medicine

Meeting (1)

Prof Des Cox Chair of the RCPI Policy Group on Tobacco held a meeting with Minister Ossian Smyth to discuss disposable vapes

Email (1)

RCPI Policy Group on Tobacco made a pre-Budget submission to the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe highlighting measures within its Tobacco 21 report for adoption into future legislation and in the Budget. Representatives also attended a Tobacco Alliance event in Leinster House

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.

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Brophy Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Ossian Smyth Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)