Darragh O'Brien

To provide an understanding (for TDs) of being severely unwell with psychosis and severe depression from people with lived experience and how that manifested for them. To give lived experience insight into how necessary, and importantly helpful to recovery, it was to receive…

Understanding of the rare disease landscape and the priorities of people living with rare diseases.

To share insight with them into the work of Prosper and to engage with them on disability issues in the future

Awareness and support among elected representatives for the NAI call for investment in community neuro-rehabilitation teams in line with the specific commitment within the Programme for Government ::Awareness of the wider Programme for Government Commitments to Neurology and…

For them to support our campaign to enhance Epilepsy Services & Infrastructure nationally to improve access to specialist services and treatments for the 45,000 people living with epilepsy in Ireland.::For them to support our campaign to expand the HSE’s Chronic Disease…

To secure a national position on the EU Commission's proposal to revise European Pharmaceutical Legislation & raise awareness of other key legislative and policy proposals which could impact the pharmaceutical sector.

To raise the profile of rare disease policy amongst Irish political stakeholders & seek updates on a range of rare disease policy matters.

To ask election candidates to sign the Irish Cancer Society General Election pledge.::To congratulate TD's on their election to the 34th Dáil and provide introduction.::To inform general election candidates of ICS election priorities.

To inform public representatives of the implications of proposed restrictions on flavoured vapes for adult vapers and for the health outlook of smokers who use vaping to quit or reduce their levels of smoking.

To secure commitments to home care policies in GE manifestos. ::To add issues facing the home care sector to the GE debate.::To inform members of the public of issues facing the home care sector. ::To support candidates who support the home care sector.::To secure commitments to…

Advocating for the inclusion of commitments to continue to support and expand the Patient Advocacy Service in the Programme for Government.

Improved timeframes for reimbursement to provide patients with faster access to innovative treatments

Raising awareness of Prosper Fingal, issues facing Section 39 disability organisations (including pay) and inviting TD's to engage and work with us on disability issues.

Introduction of screening for Chronic Kidney Disease; Introduction of a model of care for Chronic Kidney Disease; the protection of theatre and bed spaces to support organ donation and transplantation; a structured approach to promoting organ donation, including a community…

Establishment of an Alcohol Office to develop coherent cross-government policy to address issues around alcohol harm.