Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Radiation therapy services

Intended results To show support of plans to expand the number of university places for radiation therapists. To seek updates on plans to extend the number of university places for radiation therapists. To circulate a briefing note on radiation therapy services. To seek information, via Parliamentary Question, on plans to extend the number of university places for radiation therapists.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Averil Power, Suzanne Dowd, Amy Rose Harte

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Averil Power (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

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)

Letter to Minister Harris from Averil Power, 19.01.24.

Email (11-20)

Email to Colm O'Reardon, 25.01.24; email to Deputy Neasa Hourigan, 13.02.24; emails to Deputy Colm Burke, 14.02.24 - 28.02.24; email to Deputy Ivana Bacik, 14.03.24; email to Deputy David Cullinane, 15.04.24; email to Deputy Duncan Smith, 15.04.24; email to Deputy Róisín Shortall, 15.04.24.

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.

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)

Colm O'Reardon Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)