Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 20 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details The financial impact of cancer (including issues around debt collection, inpatient charges, car parking charges);

Intended results To seek cross-party support for the Social Democrats Motion on the cost of cancer care; To secure a reduction in car parking charges; abolition of inpatient charges and; use of debt collectors by public hospitals; To seek information on revenue raised by the HSE through public inpatient charges; To seek information via Parliamentary Question on the annual expenditure from Revenue provided towards "Additional health care expenses for a child" from 2017-2021; To seek an introductory chat with Deputy Joe Carey on the issue of the financial impact of cancer

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Clem Fallon, Paul Gordon, Suzanne Dowd

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.

Email (21-30)

4 emails to Deputy Roisin Shortall 27.01.22 - 31.01.22, 2 emails to Deputy Michael McNamara 01.02.22 & 24.02.22; 2 emails to Deputy Cathal Crowe 01.02.22 & 24.02.22; 2 emails to Deputy Violet Anne Wynne 01.02.22 & 24.02.22; 2 emails to Deputy Joe Carey 01.02.22 & 24.02.22; 2 emails to Deputy Sean Haughey 01.02.22 & 04.02.22; 1 email to Deputy Richard Bruton 01.02.22; 1 email to Deputy Aodhan O'Riordain 01.02.22; 1 email to Deputy Cian O'Callaghan 01.02.22; 1 email to Deputy Jack Chambers 01.02.22; 1 email to Deputy Roderic O'Gorman 01.02.22; 1 email to Deputy Paul Donnelly 01.02.22; 1 email to Tánaiste Leo Varadkar 01.02.22; 2 emails to Deputy Denise Mitchell 01.02.22; 1 email to Deputy Dessie Ellis, 01.02.22; 1 email to Deputy Paul McAuliffe, 01.02.22; 1 email to Deputy David Cullinane, 22.02.22; 1 email to Deputy Gary Gannon, 01.03.22;

Informal communication (1)

1 WhatsApp message to Deputy Róisín Shortall, 27.01.22;

Phone call (1)

1 phone call with Deputy Róisín Shortall, 27.01.22;

Meeting (1)

Attendance at the proceedings of the Social Democrats motion on the 'Real Cost of Cancer' in Leinster House by 4 Advocacy Champions, 02.02.22 as invited by Deputy Gary Gannon (also met with Deputy Louise O'Reilly, Deputy Mary Lou McDonald, Deputy Sean Haughey)

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.

Michael McNamara TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Violet Anne Wynne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Carey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Haughey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Roderic O'Gorman TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denise Mitchell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Dessie Ellis TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)