Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 20 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Energy hardship

Intended results To highlight the energy needs of cancer patients at end of life. To discuss Climate and Health Alliance recommendations for climate and capital planning. To co-sign a letter from a coalition of civil society organisations To respond to the consultation on the Revised Energy Poverty Action Plan

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Emma 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.

Letter (1)

Signatory to letter from coalition of civil society organisations asking for invite to energy affordability committee session, 27.11.25. Sent by Friends of the Earth.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Ciarán Ahern, 27.11.25

Email (6-10)

Emails to Deputy Ciaran Ahern's office, 23.09.25 - 03.12.25; Emails to Deputies Quaide, Wall, O'Reilly, Conway-Walsh, Roche; email to Craig Dwyer, 15.09.25

Informal communication (1)

Text to Craig Dwyer, 10.09.25

Submission (1)

Submit response to the consultation on the Revised Energy Poverty Action Plan

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.

Naoise Ó Muirí TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ciarán Ahern TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Clendennen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Réada Cronin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Heneghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Naoise O'Cearúil TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee Senator (Seanad)

Mark Duffy Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Noel O'Donovan Senator (Seanad)

Craig Dwyer Special Advisor (Department of Social Protection)

Liam Quaide TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Wall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rose Conway-Walsh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Roche TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)