Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details Nicotine Replacement Therapy

Intended results To find out the annual expenditure by the HSE on providing nicotine replacement therapies through the medical card scheme

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Karen Williams, Project 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?) 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 (1)

1 email (19.4.18) asking Deputy Bernard Durkan to share a PQ response from the HSE regarding their annual expenditure on providing nicotine replacement therapies through the medical card scheme.

Phone call (1)

1 follow up phone call with Deputy Durkan's office to request the PQ response.

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.

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)