Affordable Medicines Ireland Company CLG

Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Watt (Secretary General), Department of Health; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Cowen (MEP), European Parliament; Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Shane Smyth (Adviser to Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Fiona O'Connor (Special Adviser), Department of Finance; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: An updated EU pharmaceutical regulatory package that supports the internal market in pharmaceuticals and does not undermine parallel imports of medicines and thereby patient access to medicines.

Methods: SubmissionEmailLetterPhone callVirtual Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health

Intent: Representations to the Minister for Health concerning the successor agreement on the framework pricing agreement on medicines requesting that Affordable Medicines Ireland, which represents parallel imports of medicines, would be consulted on any successor agreement to reflect the important role that parallel imports of medicines plays in supporting patient access to medicines and helping address medicines shortages.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Brophy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frank Feighan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Noonan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Kyne (Senator), Seanad; Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: Briefing of public representatives on parallel importation of medicines.

Methods: Phone callEmail