Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Banking and Financial Institutions

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Accessing financial products and services after cancer

Intended results To meet with the Minister and elected representatives on the challenges faced by people living beyond cancer in accessing financial products and services To request a meeting with elected representatives and their teams on the challenges faced by people living beyond cancer in accessing financial products and services To request a meeting with the Minister to discuss the challenges faced by people living beyond cancer in accessing financial products and services

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Averil Power, Steve Dempsey

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.

Meeting (6-10)

Meeting with Deputy Catherine Ardagh, 06.03.25; Meeting with Minister Robert Troy, Deputy Catherine Ardagh and Dept officials, 25.03.25; meeting with Deputy David Cullinane, 19.03.25; meeting with Deputy Pádraig Rice, 11.02.25; meeting with Deputy Erin McGreehan, 11.02.25

Email (2-5)

Email to Senator Evanne Ní Chuilinn, 07.04.25 and 08.04.25; email to Deputy David Cullinane's office, 07.04.25; email to Deputy Catherine Ardagh, 07.04.25

Letter (1)

1 letter to Minister Robert Troy, 05.02.25

Informal communication (1)

To thank the Minister at an external event for engagement to date on the matter, 02.05.25

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.

Robert Troy Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Catherine Ardagh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn Senator (Seanad)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pádraig Rice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Erin McGreehan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)