Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details COVID-19 supports

Intended results To welcome the introduction of measures which have made active travel easier for the people of Dublin during the COVID-19 pandemic. Extension of the COVID-19 enhanced illness benefit payment to cancer patients deemed to be 'extremely medically vulnerably' by the HSE.

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

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 (11-20)

-Letter to Brendan Kenny, Assistant Chief Executive of Dublin City Council, 29th May 2020 -Letters sent 12th May 2020 to Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty; Minister for Health, Simon Harris; Minister for Public Expenditure, Paschal Donohue; Secretary General of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, John McKeon; Secretary General of the Department of Health, Jim Breslin; Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Robert Watt. -Letters sent 17th June 2020 to Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty; Minister for Health, Simon Harris; Minister for Public Expenditure, Paschal Donohue; Secretary General of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, John McKeon; Secretary General of the Department of Health, Jim Breslin; Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Robert Watt.

Email (6-10)

-Emails 17 June 2020 to Deputies Willie O'Dea, Marc Ó Cathasaigh, John Brady, Ged Nash, Gary Gannon, Brid Smith.

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.

Regina Doherty Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

John McKeon Secretary General (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)

Jim Breslin Secretary General (Department of Health)

Robert Watt Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Willie O'Dea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Kenny Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)