John Cummins

Raise awareness of the funding challenges faced by our Organization

Continued funding for 221+, Commitment & funding to extend services of 221+ to all women let down by the CervicalCheck screening programme, implement the AHR Act and push through Amendments bill, exclude 221+ member court payments from means testing, support gynaecological…

To engage and inform TD's and Senators on the current challenges in the nursing home sector. Engage on the policy and legislation required to support the sector and the nursing home providers who are large employers across the country and care for our older people.

Seeking a meeting with new TDs to discuss the priorities of the Irish Heart Foundation. ::Raise awareness of the priorities of the Irish Heart Foundation.

To make real time continuous glucose monitoring part of the standard model of care for diabetes patients in Ireland

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…

To highlight to this new Minister that NHI are committed to working constructively with them and their department, alongside the Minister for Health and Older People, to address the challenges and opportunities facing the nursing home sector. NHI look forward to meeting with the…

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

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.