Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Correspondence on HPV related cancers and vaccination

Intended results To inform discussions on HPV related cancers and vaccination

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhán Creaton, Head of Public Affairs and Advocacy

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)

Siobhán Creaton (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Education and Skills)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members An article written by Prof Donal Brennan, Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist and member of the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists with facts about cervical screening was sent to all Oireachtas members to inform debates and discussions

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (2-5)

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister for Health Simon Harris were invited to meet Prof Ian Frazer, co-inventor of the HPV vaccine, who was invited to Ireland by RCPI as part of an educational event to highlight the opportunities to eliminate cervical cancer in Ireland.

Letter (1)

RCPI Faculty of Pathology wrote to Minister for Health, Simon Harris, to inform him on aspects of screening for cervical cancer

Letter (1)

President Prof Mary Horgan wrote to Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan to inform him about ongoing work at the National Immunisation Advisory Committee

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.

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)

Tony Holohan Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)