Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details E-cigarettes

Intended results Restrictions on e-cigarette advertising Restrictions on e-cigarette flavours other than tobacco A ban on the sale of e-cigarettes to those under the age of 18 To invite Minister Simon Harris to launch the results of the Irish Cancer Society/ Irish Heart Foundation research on youth attitudes towards e-cigarettes

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Press Release and Event on 9th December 2019 at Buswell's Hotel to launch piece of research conducted by the Irish Cancer Society and Irish Heart Foundation on youth attitudes towards e-cigarettes. Minister Simon Harris in attendance.

Letter (2-5)

Letter sent to Minister Simon Harris on 20th November inviting him to launch the results of new research on youth attitudes towards e-cigarettes Letter sent to Micheál Martin TD on 22nd November thanking him for his support for stricter legislation on e-cigarettes in order to curb youth use

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Simon Harris on 12th November to discuss Government's proposals re legislation to ban sale of e-cigarettes to under-18s. Averil Power and Rachel Morrogh from Irish Cancer Society present.

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)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)