Health Research Charities Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Health Research Charities Ireland

Date published 28 Apr, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details Research support functions in the HSE

Intended results To ascertain what the HSE are doing to establish research support functions within the health service as Electronic Health Records are deployed

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Linda McGrath

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 (1)

HRCI contacted Neasa O'Hourigan to request she ask a question as part of the HSE/HRCI appearance at the Joint Oireachtas Committee hearing on electronic records in healthcare and related issues on Jan 25th. Question: What are the HSE doing to establish research support functions within the health service as Electronic Health Records are deployed?

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.

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)