Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

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 Cervical Check

Intended results Ensure women impacted by CervicalCheck controversy are supported by the Minister for Health, Department of Health and HSE

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Donal Buggy, Head of Services 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)

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.

Meeting (2-5)

Held three meetings (1st May, 10th May, 7th June) with the Minister for Health, Simon Harris and Department of Health officials around CervicalCheck.

Meeting (6-10)

Donal Buggy attends weekly/bi-weekly meetings with Department of Health and HSE officials, beginning in June 2018, as part of Department's CervicalCheck Steering Committee. Details of meetings published at https://health.gov.ie/cervicalchecksteeringcommittee/ Attended by DPOs - Dr. Tony Holohan and Ms. Tracey Conroy.

Meeting (1)

One meeting with Louise O'Reilly in Leinster House on 14 June to discuss CervicalCheck, Nicotine Replacement Therapy, Assisted Human Reproduction and the Public Health Alcohol Bill. Donal Buggy, Paul Gordon and Karen Williams (Irish Cancer Society) all present.

Meeting (1)

One meeting with Stephen Donnelly in Leinster House on 16 June to discuss Cervical Check, the National Cancer Strategy and the Public Health Alcohol Bill. Averil Power, Donal Buggy and Paul Gordon (Irish Cancer Society) all present.

Phone call (2-5)

2 phone calls on May 25 2018 ahead regarding issues arising from CervicalCheck and the number of women potentially affected - Paul Gordon

Meeting (1)

Discussion with Róisín Shortall at Health Reform Alliance event offering thanks for supporting women impacted by CervicalCheck at Leader's Questions. 29 May 2018 - Paul Gordon

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.

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)

Kathy Ann Barrett Special Adviser (Department of Health)

Tracey Conroy Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)

Tony Holohan Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)

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

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shortall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)