Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 20 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Irish Cancer Society Pre-budget submission

Intended results Abolition of the inpatient charge Reduction in the drugs payment scheme threshold Abolition of the prescription charge on a phased basis Reduction of car parking charges at hospitals Full implementation of the National Cancer Strategy Secure additional funding for the Irish Cancer Society's night nursing service Introduction of HPV screening for women Introduction of an annual tax escalator on tobacco products Increase in tax levels of roll-your-own tobacco to ensure they are equivalent to those on cigarettes For Heated Tobacco Products to be taxed at the same rate as cigarettes Subsidization of Nicotine Replacement Therapy Investment in the national Skin Cancer Prevention Plan Investment in BowelScreen programme Establishment of the Slaintecare transition fund Implementation of a National Biosimilars Policy

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Averil Power, CEO

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)

Averil Power (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

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 Oireachtas members on 02 July 2019 inviting them to attend the Irish Cancer Society's 2020 pre-budget submission launch.

Phone call All Oireachtas Members Phone call to Oireachtas members on 09 July 2019 inviting them to attend the Irish Cancer Society's 2020 pre-budget submission launch.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (1)

Irish Cancer Society Pre-budget 2020 launch event at Buswell's hotel on July 10 2019. The launch was attended by TDs John Brassil, Declan Breathnach, Tommy Broughan, Joan Burton, Joe Carey, Joan Collins, Michael Collins, John Curran, Stephen Donnelly, Timmy Dooley, Dessie Ellis, Michael Fitzmaurice, Noel Grealish, Michael Harty, Danny Healy-Rae, Martin Heydon, Aindrias Moynihan, Carol Nolan, Jim O'Callaghan, Kate O'Connell, Louise O'Reilly, Frank O'Rourke, Maureen O'Sullivan and Brid Smith; Senators Jerry Buttimer, Maria Byrne, Martin Conway, Gerard Craughwell, Mark Daly, Joan Freeman, Paul Gavan, Kevin Humphreys, Anthony Lawlor, Tim Lombard, Michelle Mulherin, Ged Nash, Kieran O'Donnell, Ned O'Sullivan, James Reilly; Ministers Catherine Byrne, Regina Doherty, Sean Kyne, Josepha Madigan; and Frances Fitzgerald MEP.

Letter (2-5)

Letters to Minister Paschal Donohue and Minister Simon Harris sent 16 July 2019 requesting a meeting to discuss the Irish Cancer Society's pre-budget 2020 proposals.

Email (1)

Email to Brid Smith TD on 11 July 2019 providing available costings for the Irish Cancer Society's pre-budget submission proposals.

Informal communication (6-10)

Text messages to TDs Brendan Howlin, Louise O'Reilly, Stephen Donnelly, Roisin Shortall, and Senators Kevin Humphreys, Ged Nash, Aodhán Ó'Riordáin, and Tim Lombard on 9 July 2019.

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.

John Brassil TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Declan Breathnach TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tommy Broughan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Burton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jerry Buttimer Senator (Seanad)

Catherine Byrne Minister of State (Department of Health)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Joe Carey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Gerard Craughwell Senator (Seanad)

John Curran TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Daly Senator (Seanad)

Regina Doherty Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Timmy Dooley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dessie Ellis TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frances Fitzgerald MEP (European Parliament)

Michael Fitzmaurice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Freeman Senator (Seanad)

Paul Gavan Senator (Seanad)

Noel Grealish TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Harty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Danny Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Heydon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kevin Humphreys Senator (Seanad)

Seán Kyne Minister of State (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Anthony Lawlor Senator (Seanad)

Tim Lombard Senator (Seanad)

Josepha Madigan Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Aindrias Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michelle Mulherin Senator (Seanad)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gerald Nash Senator (Seanad)

Carol Nolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Kieran O'Donnell Senator (Seanad)

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

Frank O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maureen O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ned O'Sullivan Senator (Seanad)

James Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Senator (Seanad)