Michaela Reilly

Intent: Government action on the six priorities outlined in Rehab's Pre-Budget Submission in Budget 2027: Address the Cost of DisabilityInclusive Employment for People with Disabilities Investment in independent living supports Access to person-centred, timely, age-appropriate supports Access to specialist education and improve progression to further & higher education, training and employmentInvest in the workforce, funding & reform needed to deliver high-quality, sustainable disability services

Details: Meeting with Michaela Reilly, Special Adviser, Dept of Taoiseach to discuss Rehab's Pre-Budget Submission

Intent: The integration of evidence-based societal value metrics into national healthcare policy. A European WifOR Institute study on innovative medicines showed that investing in targeted innovative therapies yields measurable macroeconomic returns, reduces acute hospital burden, and supports workforce productivity.

Details: Reframing state expenditure on innovative pharmaceuticals as a macroeconomic investment within national health and enterprise policy.

Intent: Securing support for three legislative provisions: (1) reforming procurement to mandate Best Price-Quality Ratio (BPQR) over lowest unit price; (2) building health resilience through open, zero-tariff supply chains without rigid localization; and (3) creating a workable PFAS transition pathway with targeted, time-limited diagnostic derogations to safeguard patient access and diagnostic supply.

Details: Revisions to the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) and In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation (IVDR) legislative frameworks in the context of Ireland’s H2 2026 Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Intent: Securing support to prioritize targeted improvements in the EU Biotech Act: (1) converting Article 27 Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) extension criteria from cumulative to non-cumulative; (2) streamlining multi-country clinical trial approvals by establishing a single orchestrating review body; and (3) protecting resilient global supply chains by recognizing trusted non-EU trading partners without introducing protectionist quotas.

Details: Progression and refinement of legislative proposals within the EU Biotech Act during Ireland’s H2 2026 Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Intent: Ensuring the National Life Science Strategy embraces and builds upon existing work delivered at a national level—specifically embedding the 2026–2029 Framework Agreement’s stepwise plan for 180-day reimbursement decision timelines, and embracing and implementing the recommendations of the National Clinical Trials Oversight Group.

Details: Integration of established national health and clinical research implementation frameworks into Ireland’s National Life Science Strategy

Intent: Embedding metric-driven performance indicators to ensure focus on clinical trial density and speed of access to new medicines, and establishing a permanent public-private National Life Science Council to support the development and delivery of the strategy

Details: Quantitative target-setting and governance structures for Ireland’s National Life Science Strategy.

Intent: Secure Government support, tax measures and policy/regulatory changes in support of the measures outlined in the Pre-Budget 2027 submission.

Details: Circulated Pre-Budget 2027 submission seeking Government support for measures, including reducing Capital Gains Tax; expanding the R&D Tax Credit; reforming the capital allowances write-off period; introducing a training voucher for staff upskilling; reducing the regulated electricity network charge, ... Read more

Intent: Secure Government support, tax measures and policy/regulatory changes in support of the measures outlined in the Pre-Budget 2027 submission by Guaranteed Irish.

Details: Pre-Budget 2027 policy and expenditure measuresCirculated Pre-Budget 2027 submission seeking Government support for measures, including reducing Capital Gains Tax; expanding the R&D Tax Credit; reforming the capital allowances write-off period; introducing a training voucher for staff upskilling; re, ... Read more

Intent: Secure funding for budget measures

Details: Sought support for the CTTC's budget proposals to secure sustainability supports, VAT-71 modernisation, free fares for under-9s, and school transport funding idexation

Intent: Secure funding for budget measures

Details: Sought support for the CTTC's budget proposals to secure sustainability supports, VAT-71 modernisation, free fares for under-9s, and school transport funding idexation