Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

Politician(s) lobbied: Bernard Gloster (Chief Executive Officer), Health Service Executive

Intent: implementation of the Sean Mc Hugh Recommendation re: Regional Executive Nurse Midwife role

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: The General Secretary spoke at an event in Buswells Hotel run by Labour Party called “Together We Thrive” highlighting the positive impact migrants make to Ireland.

Methods: Event / Reception

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

Intent: Invitation to INMO Annual Delegate Conference 2026

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Rachel Kenna (Chief Nursing Officer), Department of Health

Intent: invite Chief Nurse to INMO Conference

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Grace Rothwell (National Director for Access and Integration), Health Service Executive

Intent: Data packs provided at ED Taskforce meetings - seeking HSE National HR to provide a breakdown of the locations as set out in the report. The report records 8,057 patients in surge locations for the first 15 days of January and 10,965 for the month of December, and it would be helpful if the locations by hospital could be forwarded.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Marie Hoey (Chief People Officer), Health Service Executive

Intent: what is requested was that band 2 become standard payment banding for duration of these extraordinary hikes petrol, diesel costs,the distance bans be suspended, only when crisis ended should they be resumed & recalibrated from date commencing prior to fuel cost increases. eg this would mean nurse traveling in the course of providing essential services to persons in their own homes, currently in band 3, would revert to band 2 immediately, a nurse in band 1 also be placed on band 2 immediately.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Anne O'Connor (Chief Executive Officer), Health Service Executive

Intent: we are seeking that the provisions of the Red Weather Warning Policy, as previously agreed between unions and the Health Service Executive, will be applied in full to workers impacted by current protests. This must include the immediate implementation of the relevant clauses relating to emergency leave and stay-on arrangements and remuneration in relation to same.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Mark Cullen (Chief Executive Officer), Health & Safety Authority

Intent: Asked HSA for a higher level of scrutiny in relation to Burnout, visitations and out of hours inspections

Methods: MeetingLetterEmail

Politician(s) lobbied: Sean Egan (Director of Healthcare Regulation), Health Information and Quality Authority

Intent: raise awareness of overcrowding in acute hospitals and the affect it was having on staff - sought a meeting

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Niamh Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice

Intent: Sought clarity on the following:•Please confirm that, the Minister agrees to temporarily extend our members’ atypical visas until such a time as their CSEP applications have been determined by the Minister•Please confirm that, if necessary, the Minister will arrange for in-date GNIB/IRP cards to be delivered to our members while their CSEP applications remain under consideration by the Department.

Methods: Letter