Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Sláintecare

Intended results Support for the proposal to remove private care from public hospitals in Future of Healthcare Committee's final report Support for Sláintecare report

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul Gordon, Chairperson, Health Reform Alliance

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 (21-30)

E-mail to members of Future of Healthcare Committee - 15 May 2017 E-mail to members of Future of Healthcare Committee inviting them to event on Sláintecare - 15 June 2017 E-mails to Deputy Shortall - 26 May and 31 July 2017

Phone call (2-5)

Follow-up calls on e-mail to Deputy Róisín Shortall - 15 May 2017 Text to Deputy Shortall - 1 June 2017

Meeting (1)

Met Deputies Shortall and Harty at Health Reform Alliance event on Sláintecare - 29 June 2017

Letter (1)

Meeting request to Minister Simon Harris on status of Sláintecare Implementation Office - 22 August 2017

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.

Kate O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Hildegarde Naughton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Josepha Madigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Billy Kelleher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mick Barry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Harty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Buckley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brassil TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shortall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)