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2026-01-16
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2025-09-21
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Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Social Protection
Intent: To compel the Department of Health and Department of Social Protection to honour their contract commitments to Optometrists.
Methods: Email
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21/5/2025: Association of Optometrists (Optometry Ireland) – Notice issued to Minister for Social Protection and Minister for Health of a number of accounts of breach of Optometrists' contract regarding the Medical Card and PRSI eyecare schemes.
2025-09-18
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: To influence public funding of eyecare schemes involving Optometrists (the HSE Medical Card scheme and Department of Social Protection.PRSI scheme).
Methods: Email
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6/8/2025: Association of Optometrists (Optometry Ireland) – correspondence with Office of Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to inform upcoming meeting with Optometry Ireland re level of payments to Optometrists for public eyecare schemes. The meeting was at that time set for late August but was subsequently cancelled by the Minister.
2025-05-15
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Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: To influence Department of Health policy and funding regarding public eyecare provided by Optometrists.
Methods: Meeting
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20/2/2025: Association of Optometrists (Optometry Ireland) met with Department of Health Officials re eyecare funding and policy
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inc. fees for public eyecare schemes.
2025-01-17
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Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: To influence Department of Health policy and funding regarding public eyecare provided by Optometrists.
Methods: Email
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6/11/2024: Association of Optometrists (Optometry Ireland) wrote and emailed a one page manifesto document to all sitting TDs and Senators
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setting out its asks for public policy and investment in eyecare for the November General Election and next Government.
2025-01-17
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Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice
Intent: To influence Department of Health policy and funding regarding public eyecare provided by Optometrists.
Methods: Letter
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16/12/2024: Association of Optometrists (Optometry Ireland) wrote letter to the two lead negotiators in Programme for Government Jack Chambers (Fianna Fáil) and Helen McEntee (Fine Gael) setting out its asks for public policy and investment in eyecare in the term of the next Government.
2024-09-18
2 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Social Protection
Intent: 30th of July – Meeting with Anne Geary, HSE25th June, 26th July and 14th August – Meetings with Department of Social Protection Principal Officers, Brian Duff and Niall Cullen.All meetings were to discuss Optometrists' public contract fees for either the Medical Card Scheme (HSE / Department of Health) or PRSI (Dept of Social Protection).
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July
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June and August – Meetings with Officials in HSE and Department of Social Protection.
2024-09-18
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: To influence Department of Health policy and funding regarding public eyecare provided by Optometrists.
Methods: Letter
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26/7/2024: Association of Optometrists (Optometry Ireland) wrote letter to Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly re Optometrists public Contract and funding of a public Over 8s eyecare programme.
2024-05-16
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: Meetings to engage with DOH Officials Michael Holton, Carl O’Gorman and Conor Gallagher to develop their understanding of eye-care and Optometrists view on future policy and funding.
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15/2/2024 & 26/3/2024 & 8/4/20204: Association of Optometrists (Optometry Ireland) met with Department of Health Officials to highlight issues to be addressed with Optometrists contract and public eyecare services provided.
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