Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

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 Sláintecare

Intended results To seek information with regard to the progress of Sláintecare and funding for the Sláintecare reform programme

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kathryn Reilly

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)

Kathryn Reilly (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

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 (2-5)

Lobbying carried out by Kathryn Reilly of the Irish Heart Foundation, on behalf of Health Reform Alliance, an umbrella group, of which the Irish Cancer Society was lead organisation at time of lobbying. Billy Kelleher TD – request for question to be raised at JOC Health on 22nd November- email sent 14th November (inclusion of Slaintecare proposals in Budget 2018) Michael Harty TD - request for question to be raised at JOC Health on 22nd November- email sent 14th November (slaintecare awareness campaign) Kate O'Connell TD - request for question to be raised at JOC Health on 22nd November re report’s recommendation to communicate and consult with health service staff and to ask whether long-term analysis of cost benefits of Sláintecare has been undertaken. - three e-mails sent between 17/11 and 29/11 by Paul Gordon, then Chair of the Health Reform Alliance.

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)

Michael Harty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Billy Kelleher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)