Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 19 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details National Cancer Strategy

Intended results To seek information via Parliamentary Question regarding timelines on the publication of National Cancer Strategy Implementation Report; To seek information via Parliamentary Question on the amount of funding allocated to the National Cancer Strategy in Budget 2023; To seek information on the amount of funding allocated to the National Cancer Strategy in Budget 2023;

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Suzanne Dowd, Rachel Morrogh

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 (2-5)

1 email to Deputy Neasa Hourigan, 14.09.22; 2 emails to Deputy Ivana Bacik, 03.10.22, 28.10.22; 1 email to Deputy Éamon O'Cuív, 02.11.22.

Informal communication (1)

1 conversation with Minister Stephen Donnelly querying funding allocation for the National Cancer Strategy, 04.10.22 (at the breast cancer awareness month information session in Leinster House)

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.

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)