Irish Pharmacy Union

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

Intent: For the Minister to inform the audience of the work of the Expert Taskforce for Expansion of the Role of Pharmacy in Ireland.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of the Taoiseach

Intent: For the Minister to address the conference and share his perspectives on crucial issues impacting on European Pharmacists including medicine shortages.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Aindrias Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Implement legislation to allow pharmacists to prescribe antiparasitic VMPs for non therapeutic purposes

Methods: Submission

Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Stephen Foley (Special Adviser), Department of Health

Intent: The publication of a comprehensive Community Pharmacy Agreement that introduces advancements in areas including fees, services, administration and ICT/Digitilisation

Methods: Phone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Niall Redmond (Assistant Secretary), Department of Health; Pat Healy (National Director for Service and Schemes), Health Service Executive

Intent: Publication of a comprehensive Community Pharmacy Agreement that delivers tangible results for community pharmacies in the areas of fees, services, administration and ICT/Digiltilisation.

Methods: Phone callMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Niall Redmond (Assistant Secretary), Department of Health; Stephen Foley (Special Adviser), Department of Health

Intent: To highlight the potential of community pharmacy in Ireland, the services that can be provided and resources required to deliver those services. Also, to highlight that the state fee paid to pharmacies has not increased in 17 years and this issue needs to be urgently addressed. Also, to discuss the concerns of the IPU regarding the pending HRT Scheme.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Niall Redmond (Assistant Secretary), Department of Health; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health

Intent: To highlight the concerns of community pharmacists to the pending introduction of a Free HRT Arrangement

Methods: Letter

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

Intent: To seek a meeting with the Minister for Health to discuss the potential of community pharmacy in Ireland including state fees paid to pharmacies

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Niall Redmond (Acting Assistant Secretary), Department of Health

Intent: To seek further amendments and agreements on a draft framework of engagement on pharmacy fees and other relevant matters

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: To highlight the IPU's Key 'Asks' in advance of the publication of the Programme for Government.

Methods: Letter