Politician(s) lobbied:Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Staff Shortages, Underinvestment in Laboratory Infrastructure, Inclusion at the decision making level, Advanced Practice for medical scientists.
Methods:Virtual Meeting
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Met with TD Padraig Rice by Zoom on September 12th 2025.
Politician(s) lobbied:David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Staff Shortages, Underinvestment in Laboratory Infrastructure, Inclusion at the decision making level, Advanced Practice for medical scientists.
Methods:Meeting
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Met with TD David Cullinane in Leinster House on 14th August 2025
Politician(s) lobbied:Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: Support for the proposal to fund the programme leading to an apprenticeship style route for education and training of laboratory aides to become medical scientists alleviating workforce shortage presenting a clinical risk to patients. Proposal supported by the HSE.::Increase the supply of medical scientists in the country on an ongoing basis.::Intended results is the programmes to be set up and recruitment to commence.::to have sustainable laboratory medicine.::reduce alliance on bringing scientists from other countries where they also have a shortage. ::compliance with coru registration policy for medical scientists.