Danone Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Danone Ireland

Date published 20 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Letters to eight Designated Public Officials (A Minister of State at the Department of Health, two Assistant Secretaries at the Department of Health, and five members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health) providing an overview of Danone Specialised Nutrition and requesting meetings, to discuss the role of medical nutrition in enhancing care for older people, delivering positive health outcomes for patients, and benefits to the health system.

Intended results To secure meetings with each Designated Public Official contacted to discuss the role of medical nutrition in enhancing care for older people, providing postive health outcomes for patients and delivering significant benefits to the health system.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Anne O’Grady, Healthcare Director, Danone 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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (6-10)

Letters to eight Designated Public Officials (A Minister of State at the Department of Health, two Assistant Secretaries at the Department of Health, and five members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health) providing an overview of Danone Specialised Nutrition and requesting meetings, to discuss the role of medical nutrition in enhancing care for older people, delivering positive health outcomes for patients, and benefits to the health system.

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.

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Niall Redmond Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Siobhán McArdle Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee Senator (Seanad)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)