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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 14)
Politician(s) lobbied: Clare Mungovan (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Matthew Lynch (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Muiris O’Connor (Assistant Secretary), Department of Health; Niall Redmond (Assistant Secretary), Department of Health; Robert Watt (Secretary General), Department of Health; Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; John Newman (Assistant Secretary), Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation; John Callinan (Secretary General), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: To support the competitiveness of the pharmaceutical industry in Europe and not therefore dilute or reduce RDP.::To include medical devices in Regulatory Sandboxes. ::Government to take strategic, integrated approach to address pharmaceutical industry concerns across diverse areas.
Methods: Meeting, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | EU Commission proposed revision of the EU General Pharmaceutical Legislation and related matters |
| — | with particular attention to intellectual property rights provisions |
| — | competitiveness and regulatory affairs. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Ciaran Mullooly (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; Kathleen Funchion (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Ireland and Irish MEPs to support a position of maintaining baseline Regulatory Data Protection at 8 years in revised EU legislation under discussion at EU Council of Ministers and at future Trilogue meetings in EU.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Proposed revision of EU General Pharmaceutical Legislation and Irish Government position on intellectual property rights. |
Politician(s) lobbied: David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Clare Mungovan (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Matthew Lynch (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Include IPHA General Election manifesto asks in political party manifestos.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | IPHA General Election Manifesto asks - (i) Faster Access to new Medicines and (ii) Increased number of Clinical Trials. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice; Martin Heydon (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Include IPHA asks in Programme for Government.
Methods: Email, Informal communication
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | IPHA Programme for Government asks - (i) Support IP Rights for medicines in Europe; (ii) Faster access to new medicines and (iii) A Life Science Policy for Ireland |
Politician(s) lobbied: Fintan Towey (Assistant Secretary), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Robert Watt (Secretary General), Department of Health; Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; John Newman (Assistant Secretary), Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation; John Callinan (Secretary General), Department of the Taoiseach; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Consider the implications of the unfair distribution of the costs on the pharmaceutical industry for the quaternary treatment of waste water. ::Take account of industry concerns at flawed cost allocation for quaternary treatment of urban waste water solely to pharmaceutical and cosmetic sectors in Directive. ::Request Irish Government to take strategic, integrated approach to address pharmaceutical industry concerns across diverse areas.::Minister for Housing to share with other EU Member States' expressed concern at disproportionate and unfair allocation of cost for quaternary treatment of urban waste water solely to pharmaceutical and cosmetics sectors in Directive.
Methods: Email, Meeting, Informal communication
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | European Commission Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD) |
| — | with particular attention to the polluter payers principal and proportional responsibility. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: (i) Take account of the importance of pharmaceutical industry in competitiveness of EU; (ii) Take strategic approach at new Commission to cross-cutting issues relevant to pharmaceutical industry for EU competitiveness.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | EU Competitiveness and pharmaceutical industry - Draghi Report |
Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Erin McGreehan (Senator), Seanad; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joan Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bernard Durkan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert Watt (Secretary General), Department of Health; Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; John Newman (Assistant Secretary), Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation; John Callinan (Secretary General), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Adopt IPHA proposals to address delays in the reimbursement of medicines.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Issues concerning the timely reimbursement of medicines in Ireland. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Clare Mungovan (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Matthew Lynch (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Continued funding for new medicines in Budget 2025.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Budget 2025 |
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Establish a Life Science strategy in next European Commission mandate.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | European competitiveness and pharmaceutical industry's role therein. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Clare Mungovan (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Matthew Lynch (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To include IPHA asks in (i) FG Party Manifesto; (ii) SF Party Manifesto.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | IPHA General Election Manifesto asks |
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