Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 3)
Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation
2025-01-20
Intent: Reversal of the unfair exclusion of CPCs from the pay increase awarded to grades associated with the Clinical Nurse/Midwife Manager 2 pay scale.
Details: Unfair exclusion of CPCs from the pay increase awarded to grades associated with the Clinical Nurse/Midwife Manager 2 pay scale.
Officials: Stephen Donnelly, Rachel Kenna
Methods: Letter sent on 7th October 2024 - Letter, Petition delivered to gates of Leinster House on 8th October 2024 - Event / Reception
Hibernia College
2025-01-17
Intent: Information Update.
Details: Update on the provision of placements for the BSc (Hons) in Nursing in General Nursing.
Officials: Rachel Kenna
Methods: Meeting with the Chief Nursing Officer, Rachel Kenna Department of Health, at the DOH offices, on 27th November 2024. - Meeting
BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd.
2025-01-16
Intent: To inform the development of a holistic model of gender-affirming care for trans and non-binary people in Ireland.
Details: Request to meet to discuss the research 'Trans Healthcare in Ireland from Belong To and UCD.
Officials: Angela Fitzgerald, Niall Redmond, Robert Watt, Siobhán McArdle, Rachel Kenna, Derek Tierney, John Brady, Kathleen Funchion, ...
Methods: Email
Nursing Homes Ireland
2024-05-21
Intent: Was to inform Ministers and TD's that our new Strategic Plan had been launched and the focus of NHI’s new strategy is HOMES, which focuses on the resident and supporting the overall healthcare structure as an integrated and sustainable system. NHI aims to effectively represent members and provide a strong united voice for the nursing home sector which provides care to everyone who needs it. We provided a copy of the Strategic Plan and requested an opportunity to meet to present our strategy.
Details: NHI wrote to Ministers and TD's to inform them that NHI had launched our new Strategic Plan 2024-2026
Officials: Mary Butler, Stephen Donnelly, Simon Harris, Paschal Donohoe, Michael McGrath, Neale Richmond, Emer Higgins, Peter Burke, ...
Methods: Email
Hibernia College
2024-01-26
Intent: To maintain the ongoing engagement and collaboration with the office of the Chief Nurse and the HSE in the development of our BSc (Hons) in Nursing in General Nursing.
Details: Status update on the Hibernia College BSc (Hons) in Nursing in General Nursing undergraduate programme.
Officials: Rachel Kenna
Methods: An online meeting with the Chief Nursing Officer, Rachel Kenna, on Thursday 14th December. To update her on our BSc (Hons) in Nursing in General Nursing. - Virtual Meeting
Nursing Homes Ireland
2024-01-19
Intent: NHI wanted to find out why research lead has confirmed to carry out more testing but this will not be included in the scope of the taskforce on safe staffing. NHI cannot understand this decision and it further heightens our original concerns which were raised about the inadequacy of the sample size of the pilot project.
Details: NHI wrote to Rachel Kenna regarding the National Taskforce on Safe Staffing & Skill Mix - Phase 3. Since the establishment of the safe staffing framework NHI have continuously raised concerns regarding the inadequacy of the pilot size given the diversity and complexity across the nursing home sector, ...
Officials: Rachel Kenna
Methods: Letter
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
2023-09-20
Intent: Representative of Government of Ireland to make a statement at this event in support of the inclusion of the disease Noma on the World Health Organization's list of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)::Highlighting Ireland's support of the inclusion of Noma on WHO list of NTDs.
Details: Invitation to Minister Donnelly to make a statement at World Health Assembly (WHA) side event on May 23 on Noma
Officials: Stephen Donnelly, Dympna Kavanagh, Rachel Kenna
Methods: Email
Irish Universities Association
2023-09-20
Intent: Improved pipeline of qualified health professionals
Details: Workforce planning- Training of nurses and allied health professionals
Officials: Rachel Kenna
Methods: Meeting
Hibernia College
2023-09-18
Intent: That the clinical placements previously agreed with the HSE are arranged for the BSC (Hons) in General Nursing..
Details: Correspondence ensuring the BSc (Hons) in Nursing in General Nursing and the commitment by the HSE to facilitate the specialist placements.
Officials: Rachel Kenna, Ruairí Ó Murchú
Methods: 16 June, 21 June, 29 June, 1 August, 3 August, 4 August, 25 August emails cc'd Rachel Kenna. - Email, 31 August just sent local press regarding programme to Ruairí Ó Murchú TD. - Email
221+ Patient Suport Group
2023-05-19
Intent: An amendment to amendment number 19 section 36 of the Patient Safety Bill.
Details: Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Bill 2019
Officials: Stephen Donnelly, Róisín Shorthall, Alan Kelly, David Cullinane, Rachel Kenna
Methods: 8th February, in person meeting, in attendance: Ceara Martyn 221+ Patient Support Group Manager, 221+ Patient Representatives Evelyn Fenton and Lorraine Walsh (joined virtually). Minister Stephen Donnelly was present at this meeting along with Kate O'Flaherty and the Chief Nursing Officer for the Department of Health. - Meeting, 221+ Patient Representative Stephen Teap separate phone calls with TD David Cullinane and also TD Alan Kelly on 14th February 2023. - Phone call, TD Róisín Shorthall sent Ceara Martyn, 221+ Manager, email on 14th February and Ceara Martyn replied by email on 15th February 2023, discussing whether 221+ supported the amendment. - Email, ...