Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Funding of endoscopy services

Intended results To seek information via Parliamentary Question regarding the estimated cost of funding the endoscopy action plan to build a sustainable endoscopy system To improve endoscopy services in Ireland resulting in an expansion of BowelScreen to a wider age cohort and a general improvement in the staging and diagnosis of bowel cancers

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tom Noonan

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?) No

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.

Email (2-5)

Email to Darren O'Rourke TD 4.8.21 seeking information regarding the HSE's direct reply to a Parliamentary Question; Email to Darren O'Rourke TD 4.8.21 thanking the Deputy for his reply

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.

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)