Multiple Sclerosis Ireland

Total Lobbying Efforts: 183

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2026-06-10
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: Minister attends event
Methods: Email
Details by Method
Email
Invite forwarded on behalf of MSIF
2026-06-10
41 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Carrigy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aisling Dempsey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Séamus Healy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Liam Quaide (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gillian Toole (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruairí Ó Murchú (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad; Nikki Bradley (Senator), Seanad; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Laura Harmon (Senator), Seanad; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sorca Clarke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Verona Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Mythen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; George Lawlor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Cummins (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Conor D McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marian Harkin (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Frank Feighan (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform; Eamon Scanlon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Conway (Senator), Seanad; Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development; Ryan O'Meara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Funding secured in budget 2027
Methods: EmailPhone callEvent / Reception
Details by Method
Email
Asked Colm Burkes office to issue initial invite
Email
Email to Nessa Cosgrove to request her to put in a commencement matter regarding the Sligo Business
Email
Individual emails to those who attended
Email
Oireachtas Committee on Health and Disability Matters also sent individual emails
Phone call
Phone call to Committee on Health and Disability Matters
Phone call
Phone calls to TDs who had constituents in attendance
Event / Reception
Request for Emer Higgins to meet with MSI regarding pre budget submission
Phone call
Same as above - scheduling did not allow
Email
Sligo, Cork, Kerry, Dublin and South East TDs sent individual emails regarding the event.
2026-06-10
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Neurology nurses in MS to become policy item for EU presidency
Methods: Phone callEmail
Details by Method
Phone call
Phone call with Parliamentary Assistant to discuss
Email
Request and discussion regarding proposed event hosted in Brussels
2026-05-19
3 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Funding secured
Methods: EmailMeeting
Details by Method
Email
Email to Norma Foley's office to request to meet - met with her in conjunction with Home Care Coalition
Email
Informed Jennifer Carroll McNeill of the meeting and provided update on campaign progress
Email
Meeting confirmed with Emer Higgins and briefing document provided
Meeting
Met with Emer Higgins in the Department of Disability
2026-05-19
2 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: Successful EU presidency events carried out - MS policy to be a priority for duration of presidency.
Methods: EmailPhone call
Details by Method
Email
Emails with offices regarding hosting presidency event for the Neurological Alliance of Ireland
Email
Emails with offices regarding presidency event for MS Ireland
Phone call
Phone calls with offices regarding hosting presidency event for the Neurological Alliance of Ireland
Phone call
Phone calls with offices regarding presidency event for MS Ireland
2026-05-19
4 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Eamon Scanlon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marian Harkin (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Martin Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frank Feighan (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Intent: funding secured
Methods: Email
Details by Method
Email
email sent to request PQs
2026-05-19
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health
Intent: Ministerial support for project - ultimately receiving funding to roll out a service
Methods: Email
Details by Method
Email
Emailed office to request addition to Ministerial calendar
2026-01-20
9 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Gould (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoghan Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ken O'Flynn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad; Laura Harmon (Senator), Seanad; Eileen Lynch (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Support for MS Irelands asks regarding service development
Methods: EmailPhone call
Details by Method
Email
Invitation sent to Taoiseach's office, communication re attendance
Phone call
Invitation sent to Taoiseach's office, communication re attendance
Email
Invitation sent to all Cork TDs to invite to National Conference
2026-01-20
9 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; Eamon Scanlon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frank Feighan (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Marian Harkin (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Martin Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Funds secured in Budget 2026
Methods: Phone callEmailMeeting
Details by Method
Phone call
Enquiries made after the Budget to seek clarity on budget outcomes
Email
Invites sent to local TDs, Senators and Councillors to attend event in Sligo to support business case(councillor invite sent to Sligo and Leitrim via in mail)
Meeting
Meeting held in Galway with Minister Naughton re Pre-Budget asks
Meeting
Meeting held with Chair of Health Committee regarding Pre-Budget asks
Phone call
Phone calls to all to remind of event
Email
Request sent to new Minister for Disability to meet regearding pre-budget asks
Email
Request to Maria Walsh MEP to provide a video of support for event
2025-09-18
52 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aubrey McCarthy (Senator), Seanad; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Moran (Mayor of Limerick), Limerick City and County Council; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Health; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Teresa Costello (Senator), Seanad; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Carrigy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Séamus Healy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Liam Quaide (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gillian Toole (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruairí Ó Murchú (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad; Nikki Bradley (Senator), Seanad; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Laura Harmon (Senator), Seanad; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sorca Clarke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Manus Boyle (Senator), Seanad; Nicole Ryan (Senator), Seanad; Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niall Blaney (Senator), Seanad; Robert O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Naoise O'Cearúil (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patricia Stephenson (Senator), Seanad; Shane Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Imelda Goldsboro (Senator), Seanad; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Guirke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Duffy (Senator), Seanad; Natasha Newsome Drennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pauline Tully (Senator), Seanad; Robbie Gallagher (Senator), Seanad; Seamus McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rónán Mullen (Senator), Seanad; Danny Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Funds secured in Budget
Methods: Event / ReceptionEmailPhone callInformal communicationMeetingLetter
Details by Method
Event / Reception
AV room hosted in Leinster House to launch Pre-Budget Submission
Email
Business cases sent in advance to relevant Ministers
Phone call
Calls made to various members to ensure attendance at AV room
Informal communication
Correspondence with Colm Burke and his office to organise AV room
Meeting
Meeting held with Minister for Health regarding Pre-Budget
Meeting
Meetings held with various Oireachtas members regarding our Pre-Budget Submission
Letter
Personalised letters and copies of Pre-Budget sent to a number of Oireachtas members with requests to meet
Email
Requests to meet sent to 3 relevant Ministers
Email
Thank you emails sent to all Oireachtas members who attended AV room