Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Oireachtas Cross-Party Group on Cancer

Intended results To recruit Senator Catherine Ardagh to chair a new Irish Cancer Society-led Oireachtas cross-party group on cancer; To invite Oireachtas members to join the Oireachtas cross-party group; To discuss the effects of COVID-19 on cancer services.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Rachel Morrogh, Director of Advocacy and External Affairs

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.

Phone call (1)

Phone call to Sen. Catherine Ardagh 18.01.2021

Email (11-20)

2 emails to Sen. Catherine Ardagh 19.01.2021; Email 19.01.2021 to John Lahart TD, Johnny Guirke TD, David Cullinane TD, Neasa Hourigan TD, Alan Kelly TD, Sen Annie Hoey, Roisin Shortall TD, Colm Burke TD, Joe McHugh TD, Sen Frances Black, Sen Eilenn Flynn, Brid Smith TD; Email 19.02.2021 to Senators Ivana Bacik, Alice Mary Higgins, Tim Lombard, Aisling Dolan and Deputy Thomas Pringle.; email to all group members 29.03.2021; email to all group members 30.03.2021

Virtual Meeting (1)

Virtual meeting of all group members 31.3.2021, with Irish Cancer Society staff acting as secretariat to the group. The group met to discuss the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer services. The folllowing DPOs were in attendance: Senator Catherine Ardagh; Deputy Dara Calleary; Deputy Johnny Guirke; Senator Annie Hoey; Deputy David Cullinane; Deputy Róisín Shortall; Deputy Neasa Hourigan; Deputy Colm Burke.

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.

Catherine Ardagh Senator (Seanad)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Johnny Guirke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Annie Hoey Senator (Seanad)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe McHugh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Eileen Flynn Senator (Seanad)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Tim Lombard Senator (Seanad)

Aisling Dolan Senator (Seanad)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)