Janssen Cilag Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Janssen Cilag Ltd

Date published 19 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details The National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026

Intended results Increasing the level of awareness with politicians around the prevalence of blood cancer in Ireland

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Conor Sweeney

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.

Meeting (1)

A Make Blood Cancer Visible Forum was held in Dublin with presentations from a leading hematologist, a patient group and a leading expert in the field of blood cancer. This forum impressed upon those in attendance the importance of ensuring that treatments and services are made available to blood cancer patients in Ireland as recommended in the National Cancer Strategy.

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.

Paudie Coffey Senator (Seanad)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Ardagh Senator (Seanad)