Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 19 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Seeking support for Irish Cancer Society pre-Budget submission recommendations

Intended results A reduction in the prescription charge in Budget 2018 A reduction in the Drugs Payment Threshold in Budget 2018 The abolition of the inpatient charge in Budget 2018 An increase in excise duty on cigarettes in Budget 2018 An increase on tax levels on roll-you-own tobacco until they are equivalent to those on cigarettes Support for Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) to be made available free to all those enrolled in smoking cessation programmes.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Donal Buggy

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.

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting with Billy Kelleher TD - 4/10 - seeking support for pre-Budget recommendations to reduce out of pocket payments and change tobacco policy. Meeting with Kate O'Connell - 4/10 - seeking support for pre-Budget recommendations to reduce out of pocket payments and change tobacco policy. Meeting with Louise O'Reilly - 28/10 - 4/10 - seeking support for pre-Budget recommendations to reduce out of pocket payments and change tobacco policy. Meeting with Minister Catherine Byrne 29/11 - In context of discussion around National Cancer Strategy, support was sought for changes in tobacco policy that would support Government's Tobacco-Free Ireland programme.

Email (11-20)

2 e-mails sent to Michael Harty TD - 20/09 - asking to meet and seeking support for reduction of prescription charges and DPS threshold and abolition of inpatient charges. 2 e-mails sent to Alan Kelly 11/09-25/09 - asking to meet and seeking support for reduction of prescription charges and DPS threshold and abolition of inpatient charges. 1 e-mail sent to Keith Swanick, Ronan Mullen, Colm Burke, Margaret Murphy-O'Mahony, Bernard Durkan - 20/09 - asking to meet and seeking support for reduction of prescription charges and DPS threshold and abolition of inpatient charges. 1 e-mail sent to Róisín Shortall and Eamon Ryan - asking to meet and seeking support for reduction of prescription charges and DPS threshold and abolition of inpatient charges - 11/09

Email (11-20)

3 e-mails sent to Louise O'Reilly between 11/09 and 27/09 seeking to meet and asking for support for asking to meet and seeking support for reduction of prescription charges and DPS threshold and abolition of inpatient charges and the Irish Cancer Society's campaign to increase VAT on sunbeds 7 e-mails sent to Kate O'Connell between 20/09 and 06/12 - seeking to meet and asking for support for asking to meet and seeking support for reduction of prescription charges and DPS threshold and abolition of inpatient charges and the Irish Cancer Society's campaign to increase VAT on sunbeds 3 e-mails sent to Billy Kelleher between 27/09 and 06/10 - seeking to meet and asking for support for asking to meet and seeking support for reduction of prescription charges and DPS threshold and abolition of inpatient charges and the Irish Cancer Society's campaign to increase VAT on sunbeds

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.

Billy Kelleher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kate O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Catherine Byrne Minister of State (Department of Health)

Michael Harty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shortall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Keith Swanick Senator (Seanad)

Rónán Mullen Senator (Seanad)

Colm Burke Senator (Seanad)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)