Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill

Intended results To appraise Oireachtas members and members of the Health Committee of the Irish Cancer Society's position with regard to e-cigarettes and tobacco, specifically relating to marketing and flavouring

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Averil Power (Chief Executive Officer), Paul Gordon (Policy and Public Affairs Manager), Suzanne Dowd (Advocacy Officer)

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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Email from Suzanne Dowd to Senator Sean Kyne and Deputy Thomas Gould 04.11.21 thanking them for support shown towards the Society’s recommendations relating to the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 and for mentioning them in the initial pre-legislative scrutiny discussions.

Email (6-10)

Thank you email to members from Averil Power who were in attendance at the committee meeting (Deputy Roisín Shortall, Senator Annie Hoey, Deputy David Cullinane, Deputy Gino Kenny, Deputy Colm Burke, Senator Martin Conway, Senator Frances Black, Deputy Seán Crowe, Deputy Cathal Crowe, Deputy Bernard Durkan) for the invitation to appear before at the pre-legislative scrutiny and for engagement with the issues 26.11.21

Meeting (1)

Attendance at Oireachtas Committee Pre-legislative Scrutiny phase of Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill by Averil Power and Paul Gordon of the Irish Cancer Society, 17.11.21

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.

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Annie Hoey Senator (Seanad)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Kyne Senator (Seanad)

Thomas Gould TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)