Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Communications with Oireachtas members

Intended results To inform Oireachtas members about the health harms associated with vaping as they consider new legislation in this area. Also more widely to facilitate a discussion on health issues.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhán Creaton

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 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.

Meeting (1)

Prof Dex Cox, Chair of the RCPI Policy Group on Tobacco and Siobhan Creaton, Head of Communications and Public Affairs met Minister Smyth to discuss disposable vapes

Letter (1)

Invitation issued to Minister for Health Stephen Donnolly to address the European Pathology conference in Dublin

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.

Ossian Smyth Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)