Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details VAT Consolidation Act 2010

Intended results To amend the VAT consolidation Act 2010 to increase the VAT rate on sunbed sessions to 23% in Budget 2018

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Donal Buggy, Head of Advocacy and Services & Emma Browne, Policy Officer

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Email to all TDs and Senators asking them to support the Irish Cancer Society's campaign to increase the VAT rate on sunbed sessions - 31st August 2017

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Request for information: Pearse Doherty TD asked to put down parliamentary questions on HSE mystery shopper survey & VAT returns on sunbed purchases (22/06/2017) and (09/05/17) respectively.

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.

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)