Diabetes Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Diabetes Ireland

Date published 05 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details To seek sustained investment in supporting people living with diabetes and promote a more strategic approach to addressing longterm improvements making huge government cost savings, increase Oireachtas members awareness about the scale and severity of diabetes and its impact on society and to work together to seek ongoing government commitment to a long-term innovative strategic framework for managing diabetes with committed annual funding.

Intended results To work with the Cross Party Parliamentary Diabetes Committee to develop a work stream to include the development of a strategic framework to improve quality of life for people with diabetes and reduce long term costs to the health service of diabetes complications. Invitation to the Minister for Health to open Diabetes Ireland's Annual Conference for healthcare professionals working in diabetes at Croke Park Conference Centre on 17 May 2023 Invitation to the Cormac Devlin, Chairperson of the Cross Parliamentary Group on Diabetes to open Diabetes Ireland's Annual Conference for healthcare professionals working in diabetes at Croke Park Conference Centre on 17 May 2023 Update from Charlie McConalogue on improvements in diabetes services in Donegal

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kieran O'Leary, CEO, Diabetes Ireland

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Invitation sent to all TDs and Senators to attend the Cross Party Parliamentary Diabetes Committee meeting on 30 January 2023 to meet the new HSE Clinical Lead for Diabetes.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Invitation sent to Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly to open Diabetes Ireland's Annual Conference for healthcare professionals working in the area of diabetes in Croke Park Conference Centre.

Email (2-5)

Invitation sent to all TDs and Senators to attend the Cross Party Parliamentary Diabetes Committee meeting on 30 January 2023 to meet the new HSE Clinical Lead for Diabetes.

Email (1)

Invitation to the Cormac Devlin, Chairperson of the Cross Parliamentary Group on Diabetes to open Diabetes Ireland's Annual Conference for healthcare professionals working in diabetes at Croke Park Conference Centre on 17 May 2023

Email (1)

Update from Charlie McConalogue on improvements in diabetes services in Donegal

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)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charlie McConalogue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)