Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 19 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details Palliative care

Intended results To seek information via Parliamentary Question on the progress of the recommendations contained in the clinical governance and operational arrangements for supporting a model of care for children with life limiting conditions towards the end of life in the community in Ireland. To improve access to palliative care for terminally ill children in the HSE South-East region.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Averil Power, 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?) 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)

1 email to Deputy Neasa Hourigan, 31.03.23. 1 email to Minister Stephen Donnelly on the palliative care needs for terminally ill children in the HSE South-East region, 04.04.23.

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)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)