Diabetes Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Diabetes Ireland

Date published 06 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

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 and other stakeholders 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.

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 Email issued to all Oireachtas Members informing them of the launch of a Diabetes Policy and Services Review initiative by the Minister for Health and outlining the setting up of a group to undertake the review and produce a report with recommendations for consideration by the Minister in due course.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Attended a meeting with Saolta CEO and Manager of Letterkenny University Hospital plus local TDs and councillors regarding consultant, nursing & podiatry staffing levels for adult diabetes services

Email (11-20)

Contacted all Donegal TDs seeking their support to resolve the consultant, nursing & podiatry staffing levels for adult diabetes services in Letterkenny University Hospital and inviting them to attend a meeting and submit PQs on the issue.

Email (2-5)

Contacted Gerry McMonagle seeking his support to resolve the consultant, nursing & podiatry staffing levels for adult diabetes services in Letterkenny University Hospital

Email (6-10)

Asked Roisin Shortall to submit PQs seeking 2023 data on diabetes related amputations and foot ulceration hospitalisations.

Email (1)

Circulated Diabetes Ireland's 2023 Annual Report to members of the Cross Party Parliamentary Diabetes Committee.

Email (2-5)

Replied to a query from Mary Butler on the objectives of the Diabetes Policy & Services Review Group.

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.

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gerry McMonagle Councillor (Donegal County Council)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Butler TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Padráig Mac Lochlainn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe McHugh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charlie McConalogue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Alan Dillon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aisling Dolan Senator (Seanad)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Flaherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Shanahan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Réada Cronin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Violet Anne Wynne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)