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Coeliac Society Of Ireland

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Hot School Meals Programme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Martin Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Carol Nolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

Coeliac Society Of Ireland

January–April

[Health] School Meals Programme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

Coeliac Society Of Ireland

January–April

[Food] VAT Treatment of Gluten-Free Bread

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Pádraig O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pádraig Rice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 10 more

Coeliac Society Of Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Clarity on claiming for health expenses for gluten free foods via Revenue

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Fergus O'Dowd", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Coeliac Society Of Ireland

January–April

[Social Protection] School Meals Programme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Fergus O'Dowd", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Coeliac Society Of Ireland

January–April

[Budgetary matters] Cost of Gluten Free Foods for Coeliac Patients

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Fergus O'Dowd", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gino Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Coeliac Society Of Ireland

January–April

[Health] Launching a National Screening Programme for Coeliac Disease

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Fergus O'Dowd", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Coeliac Society Of Ireland

May–August

[Health] Launching a National Screening Programme for Coeliac Disease for 1-17yr olds

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Robert Watt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} + 19 more

Coeliac Society Of Ireland

September–December

[Social Protection] School Meals Programme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Griffin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

Coeliac Society Of Ireland

September–December

[Social Protection] School Meals Programme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

Coeliac Society Of Ireland

September–December

[Taxation] Clarity on claiming for health expenses for gluten free foods via Revenue

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Fergus O'Dowd", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Coeliac Society Of Ireland

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Cost of Gluten Free Foods for Coeliac Patients

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Coeliac Society Of Ireland

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Reinstatement of the Dietary Supplement Allowance for Coeliac sufferers not witin the PAYE system in Budget 2023. Specifically those in receipt of Social Welfare, or low-income families.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Fergus O'Dowd", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Coeliac Society Of Ireland

January–April

[Health] Wrote a letter to Minister Simon Harris (February 13th) requesting he launch Coeliac Awareness Week 2018. The Minister declined and asked Minister of State, Catherine Byrne to attend the launch on May 1st on his behalf.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Coeliac Society Of Ireland

January–April

[Health] Meeting with Senator Padraig MacLochlainn (Siin Fein) to discuss the Coeliac Society of Ireland and its work. Submission of Potential Parliamentary Questions to the Dail / Minister for Health based on meeting.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pádraig MacLochlainn', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Coeliac Society Of Ireland

May–August

[Health] Meeting with Deputy Louise O'Reilly (Sinn Fein) to discuss the Coeliac Society of Ireland and its work.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Coeliac Society Of Ireland

September–December

[Health] Invite to officially open the AOECS European conference of coeliac societies held in Dublin. The focus on the conference was on screening for coeliac disease. No targeted screening programme exists for first blood relatives of those already diagnosed with coeliac disease. Coeliac Society of Ireland is advocating that targeted screening should exist for first blood relatives versus general population screening.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Coeliac Society Of Ireland

September–December

[Health] Making a cross party presentation on Coeliac Disease

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

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