Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Cancer patients returning to work after a diagnosis

Intended results To ease the financial, phsyical and psychological barriers experienced by individuals seeking to continue in, or return to, employment following a cancer diagnosis; To raise awareness among TDs of this issue.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Úna Fannon, Grassroots Advocacy Coordinator

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Information was given to Advocacy Champions regarding the Irish Cancer Society's ongoing campaign on this issue.

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)

The following emails were sent by Irish Cancer Society volunteer grassroots Advocacy Champions: Email to Kieran O’Donnell TD 23.3.21; email to Willie O’Dea TD 23.3.21; email to Maurice Quinlivan TD 23.3.21;

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.

Kieran O'Donnell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie O'Dea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maurice Quinlivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)