Irish Heart Foundation

Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform

Intent: To urge the Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure to continue to impose significant tobacco tax increases in Budget 2026 in order to protect public health and particularly to discourage young people from starting to smoke

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To seek information on an event being held in Dublin by the group Quit Like Sweden.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To secure a meeting between Ukrainian MPs and an Irish TD to discuss tobacco control.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Ann Graves (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Carol Nolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To raise awareness of the priorities of the Irish Heart Foundation.::To secure a meeting to discuss the priorities of the Irish Heart Foundation.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Transport

Intent: To seek information on the status of reducing urban speed limits to 30km/h.::To raise awareness of the health benefit of reducing the default speed limit of all urban areas to 30km/h

Methods: EmailLetter

Politician(s) lobbied: Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To seek information on the funding allocated to the Safe Routes to School programme.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development

Intent: Secure sponsorship for golf classic and provide information on the work of the Irish Heart Foundation

Methods: Email

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

Intent: To gain support on issues including prioritisation of the commitment to develop a new National Cardiovascular Policy, full funding for the National Review of Specialist Cardiac Services Implementation Plan, greater support for patients in the community and for people at high risk of CVD, implementation of the National Stroke Strategy, measures to protect children from junk food marketing; greater protection for young people from nicotine addiction, including through pending legislation

Methods: EmailMeetingPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Evanne Ní Chuilinn (Senator), Seanad

Intent: Seek support from Evanne Ni Chuilinn who previously featured in a video for the Her Heart Matters awareness campaign

Methods: Social Media

Politician(s) lobbied: Sharon Keogan (Senator), Seanad; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To support Senator Sharon Keoghen's private members bill to ban energy drinks to under-18s.

Methods: EmailMeetingPhone call