The Irish Clinical Oncology Group t/a Cancer Trials Ireland (Cancer Trials Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation The Irish Clinical Oncology Group t/a Cancer Trials Ireland

Date published 20 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Support for a GCIG Global Cervical Cancer Meeting in Dublin, Oct 2024

Intended results Use of Dublin Castle for the meeting Minister for Health's attendance at the meeting in Oct 2024

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eibhlin Mulroe

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

We wrote to the Minister to seek support for a bid for Ireland to host the global cervical cancer (GCIG) conference in Dublin Castle on the 14th and 15th Oct 2024. This will be the 1st GCIG Cervical Cancer Consensus Conference where global oncology experts in cervical cancer trials will come together to discuss how best to drive development in clinical trials over the following 5 years.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)