Adviser to MinisterSpecial AdviserSpecial AdvisorSpecial Advisor to the Tanaiste
Observed Public Bodies
Department of Business, Enterprise and InnovationDepartment of Culture, Heritage and the GaeltachtDepartment of Foreign AffairsDepartment of Jobs, Enterprise and InnovationDepartment of Rural and Community DevelopmentDepartment of Social ProtectionDepartment of the Taoiseach
Intent: Raise awareness about Explorium’s visitor numbers in its first year of reopening, outline new programmes and initiatives planned in the coming months, and highlight Explorium’s potential as a national resource.
Details: Letter to request meeting to discuss Explorium’s positive role in science education for children and young people and to highlight Explorium's potential as a national resource.
Intent: Attended the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection to discuss our Pre Budget Submission 2026, and to answer questions from the Committee Members
Attended the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection to discuss our Pre Budget Submission 2026, and to answer questions from the Committee Members - Lobby day
Intent: To highlight that tariffs on medicines and their inputs would increase healthcare costs for patients and increase the cost of producing medicines, reducing the competitiveness of pharmaceutical manufacturers that drive innovation. Globally integrated supply chains for medicines means that the impact of tariffs cannot be limited to one country. ::Ensuring pharmaceuticals are exempt from any potential retaliatory tariffs because suchmeasures have a cumulative negative impact, increasing the cost of production andreducing patient access.
Details: Raise concern about the impact of potential tariffs on pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply of medicines to patients globally