Politician(s) lobbied: Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Health
Intent: To progress engagement with the Minister of State with Responsibility for Older People on ARI policy priorities.
Methods: EmailPhone call
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Email
27 April 2026: Follow-up engagement with Minister’s office to arrange meeting with ARI. Meeting confirmed at this time for 13 May 2026
Phone call
27 April 2026: Follow-up engagement with Minister’s office to arrange meeting with ARI. Meeting confirmed at this time for 13 May 2026
Politician(s) lobbied: Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Health
Intent: To establish engagement and advocate for policy action on shingles vaccination and community-based approaches to ageing in place
Methods: Email
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Email
Email on 27 March 2026 requesting meeting to discuss ARI policy priorities including preventative health, shingles vaccination and ageing in place.
Politician(s) lobbied: Teresa Costello (Senator), Seanad; Nicole Ryan (Senator), Seanad; Gerard Craughwell (Senator), Seanad; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Martin Conway (Senator), Seanad; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Minister of State), Department of Health; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sorca Clarke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Manus Boyle (Senator), Seanad; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Joe Conway (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To influence policy and decision-making by presenting evidence and advocating for equitable access to vaccination for older people.
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
In-person appearance before Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health 15 April 2026, including written submission provided to Committee, to provide evidence on vaccine policy, availability and uptake, including shingles vaccination for older adults.
Politician(s) lobbied: Joe Conway (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To support parliamentary action and advocate for inclusion of the shingles vaccine in Ireland’s national immunisation programme for older adults. To reinforce ARI’s policy position and support continued parliamentary engagement on shingles vaccination.
Methods: MeetingEmail
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Meeting
In-person meeting on 18 February 2026 in Leinster House regarding older persons' access to the shingles vaccine, including provision of briefing materials and policy support.
Email
Ongoing email engagement regarding access to the shingles vaccine, including provision of briefing materials and policy support.
Politician(s) lobbied: Victor Boyhan (Senator), Seanad; Teresa Costello (Senator), Seanad; Garret Ahearn (Senator), Seanad; Mark Duffy (Senator), Seanad; Nicole Ryan (Senator), Seanad; Gerard Craughwell (Senator), Seanad; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Martin Conway (Senator), Seanad; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Minister of State), Department of Health; John Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; William Aird (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Conway (Senator), Seanad; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Manus Boyle (Senator), Seanad; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sorca Clarke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To reinforce ARI’s policy position and support continued parliamentary engagement on shingles vaccination.
Methods: EmailMeeting
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Email
Emails thanking Senators for their contributions to, and support of, the Private Members’ Motion (5 February 2026) on shingles vaccination in the Seanad.
Email
Follow-up email thanking the Minister for her response on behalf of the Minister for Health during the Seanad Private Members’ Motion on shingles vaccination.
Email
Follow-up engagement thanking elected representatives for parliamentary activity on shingles vaccination, including Dáil Topical Issue Debate (4 March 2026), Parliamentary Questions and Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health.
Meeting
In-person appearance before Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health 15 April 2026, including written submission provided to Committee, to provide evidence on vaccine policy, availability and uptake, including shingles vaccination for older adults.
Meeting
In-person meeting with Senator Conway on 18 February 2026 in Leinster House regarding older persons' access to the shingles vaccine, including provision of briefing materials and policy support.
Email
Ongoing email engagement regarding access to the shingles vaccine, including provision of briefing materials and policy support.
Politician(s) lobbied: Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: To influence Ireland’s EU Presidency priorities to reflect ageing and intergenerational fairness.
Methods: Submission
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Submission
Email submission to public consultation on priorities for Ireland’s EU Presidency 2026, led by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Submission made 24 November 2025.
Politician(s) lobbied: Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: To present ARI’s policy recommendations and advocate for inclusion of older people’s perspectives in EU policymaking.
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
Policy document presented and discussed; constructive engagement.
Politician(s) lobbied: Joe Conway (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To seek political action on inclusion of shingles vaccination in the national immunisation programme.
Methods: EmailMeeting
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Email
Email thanking Senator Conway for raising Commencement Matter on shingles vaccination.
Meeting
In-person meeting at Leinster House. Briefing on economic barriers to older people accessing the shingles vaccine.
Email
Provision of briefing materials to inform and support Senator Conway’s parliamentary action on shingles vaccination for older adults.
Politician(s) lobbied: Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Health
Intent: To seek the Minister’s support to engage with the Irish Hotels Federation and Fáilte Ireland on accessibility standards and fairer single room supplement policies.
Methods: Email
Politician(s) lobbied: Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: To contribute Active Retirement Ireland's perspectives on how the new strategy can strengthen and sustain the community and voluntary sector.
Methods: Submission
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Submission
Submission to the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht
