Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details HPV vaccine for boys

Intended results The extension of the national immunization schedule to include HPV vaccination of boys.

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

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.

Letter (1)

Letter from Averil Power to Minister Harris on 19th November 2018 on the subject of extending the HPV vaccine to boys.

Email (2-5)

Emails on 10 Dec 2018 from Rachel Morrogh, Advocacy Department Manager at Irish Cancer Society to TDs Roisin Shortall, Louise O'Reilly, Stephen Donnelly and Alan Kelly requesting meeting on the subject of extending the HPV vaccine to boys.

Letter (1)

Letter from Averil Power to Minister Harris on behalf of the HPV Vaccination Alliance on 7 December, supporting a nationwide free HPV vaccination programme for boys.

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)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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