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 Timely access to medicines

Intended results To discuss the issue with elected representatives To raise the issue with the Minister for Health and department officials

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

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? To meet with local elected representatives and raise cancer related advocacy issues.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Deputy Barry Heneghan's parliamentary assistant; Meeting with the Minister for Health and department officials, 30.04.25; meeting with Deputy Colm Burke, 11.02.25

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.

Barry Heneghan 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)