Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details HPV Vaccination Programme

Intended results To inquire, via parliamentary question on the status of the Laura Brennan HPV Vaccination Catch-Up Programme To inquire, via parliamentary question on the number of recipients of the Laura Brennan HPV Vaccination Catch-Up Programme To inquire, via parliamentary question on NIAC recommendations regarding HPV Vaccination To raise awareness of HPV vaccination rates in first year of secondary school To raise awareness of the need to and call for the reinstatement of the Laura Brennan HPV Vaccination Catch Up Programme. To discuss the reinstatement of the Laura Brennan HPV Vaccination Catch Up Programme with the Minister for Health and department officials.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Suzanne Dowd, Emma Harte, 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?) 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.

Email (11-20)

Emails to Deputy Marie Sherlock's office, 07.02.25, 04.03.25, 13.03.25, 20.03.25; email to Deputy Catherine Ardagh, 07.04.25; emails to Deputy Roderic O'Gorman

Meeting (6-10)

Meeting with Deputy Roderic O'Gorman; meeting with Deputy Catherine Ardagh, 06.03.25; meeting with Senator Laura Harmon, 13.03.25; meeting with Deputy Marie Sherlock's office, 08.04.25; meeting with Deputy Marie Sherlock, 11.02.25; meeting with Deputy Colm Burke, 11.02.25; meeting with Department officials, 20.03.25

Phone call (1)

1 phone call to Patrick Dempsey, PA to Deputy Marie Sherlock, 10.03.2025;

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.

Marie Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Roderic O'Gorman TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Laura Harmon Senator (Seanad)

Catherine Ardagh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)

Tracey Conroy Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)