Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Anne Shaw (Chief Executive Officer), National Transport Authority
Intent: Raise awareness of the effects of changes to public transport on people with asthma
Methods: Email
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Letter to Minister Darragh O'Brien and NTA CEO, Ms Anne Shaw to highlight the potential implications of both decisions for people living with asthma.
Politician(s) lobbied: Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Donna McGettigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Noonan (Senator), Seanad; Niall Collins (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Ryan O'Meara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shay Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Timmy Dooley (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Willie O'Dea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad
Intent: In Person Meetings to raise awareness of asthma healthcare priorities ahead of Budget 2027
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
2 meetings with Maria Byrne relating to PBS/MART
Meeting
In person meetings with Cathal Crowe, Conor Sheehan, Donna McGettigan, Eli Byrne, Malcolm Noonan, Niall Collins, Ryan O'Meara, Shay Brennan, Timmy Dooley, Willie O'Dea
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: Raise awareness of key issues affecting people with asthma and drive change in Budget 2027
Methods: Email
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Email
PBS sent to all Ministers, TDs, and Senators with follow up emails requesting in person meetings
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sorca Clarke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Donna McGettigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Willie O'Dea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Submit PQs to inform PBS development and MART policy
Methods: Email
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Email
Request to submit PQs relating to PBS development, MART care, and asthma care
Politician(s) lobbied: 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; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Nicole Ryan (Senator), Seanad; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Laura Harmon (Senator), Seanad; Teresa Costello (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Send MART policy proposal to relevant TDs, Senators and Ministers in a bid to raise awareness of the issue and support policy change
Methods: MeetingEmail
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Meeting
1 in-person meeting with Dr Martin Daly TD and FF Head of Policy Declan Ryan
Email
Policy proposal sent via email to mark World Asthma Day
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Support for Earth Day Motion
Methods: Email
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Email
Support for Earth Day motion
Politician(s) lobbied: Alan O'Callaghan (Councillor), Clare County Council; Tony O'Brien (Councillor), Clare County Council; Timmy Dooley (Minister of State), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Request to share details about ongoing research conducted by the Asthma Society
Methods: Email
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Email
Request to share details about ongoing research conducted by the Asthma Society to link in with local solid fuel users
Politician(s) lobbied: Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Submit PQ::Sponsor tour of Leinster House
Methods: Email
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Email
to organise tour of Leinster House as part of our nurses' learning team meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Colm Burke (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; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Manus Boyle (Senator), Seanad; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Teresa Costello (Senator), Seanad; Nicole Ryan (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Raise awareness of publication of Time for a Tobacco Free Future
Methods: Email
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Email
Highlighting the importance of the Time for a Tobacco-Free Future for People with Asthma.
Politician(s) lobbied: Eoghan Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Meeting
Methods: EmailMeeting
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Email
Conversation about about asthma medications and how this could sit within the Bill
Meeting
Meeting in Leinster house to discuss asthma medications in relation to the Bill
