The Health Policy Partnership

Lobbying Organisation The Health Policy Partnership

Date published 16 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Heart failure

Intended results raise awareness of the unmet needs surrounding heart failure and its care, and to help drive meaningful changes in policy and practice.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kirsten Budig

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 (2-5)

Taoiseach Michéal Martin • HPP team involved: Ed Harding, Joe Farrington-Douglas, Kirsten Budig, Karolay Lorenty, Catherine Hodge, Francesca Butler • We liaised with Donnacha Maguire to engage with the Taoiseach. • Provided a pre-recorded presentation as keynote for the first session of the Heart Failure Policy Summit (26 October) Billy Kelleher MEP (Renew Europe) • HPP team involved: Ed Harding, Joe Farrington-Douglas, Kirsten Budig, Karolay Lorenty, Catherine Hodge, Francesca Butler • We also liaised with his Head of Communications (Donnacha Maguire) • Participated in the round-table discussion of the first session of the Heart Failure Policy Summit (26 October)

Event / Reception (1)

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.

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Billy Kelleher MEP (European Parliament)