James Lawless

To call for continued commitment to active and public transport and to highlight the health benefits of same, including for mental health.

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.

Letters of support for funding to complete the construction of the National Child Development Centre

Raise awareness of the policies included in the Irish Heart Foundation's Programme for Government recommendations

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 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.

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.

Commitments to a Commissioner for older people; loneliness action plan; health and social care (day care, mental health); housing and housing with support; pension benchmarking; safeguarding legislation; energy poverty support, for older people, in party election manifestos and…

Seek to influence Government Formation talks, congratulating Deputies on their election and requesting that the key asks of Medicines for Ireland are contained within the Programme for Government.