Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 19 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Breast cancer awareness

Intended results To highlight the signs and symptoms of breast cancer at an information for Oireachtas staff during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Suzanne Dowd, Rachel Morrogh

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

Mass communications

Letter All Oireachtas Members Event invite for an information session on breast cancer awareness to all elected representatives, 30.09.22

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

1 reminder email sent to members of the Oireachtas Cross Party Group on Cancer, 30.09.22; 1 reminder email sent to a number of elected representatives, 04.10.22; emails to Senator Ardagh's to arrange the briefing, 03.08.22-04.10.22.

Event / Reception (1)

1 information session in Leinster House, 04.10.22. Attendees included: Senator Catherine Ardagh, Senator Erin McGreehan, Senator Sharon Keogan, Senator Lisa Chambers, Cllr Teresa Costello, Deputy Louise O’Reilly, Rep of Deputy Bernard Durkan, Rep of Senator Eugene Murphy, Senator Fiona O’Loughlin, Deputy Danny Healy-Rae, Deputy Patricia Ryan, Deputy Mattie McGrath, Deputy Cormac Devlin, Deputy Violet Anne Wynne, Deputy Matt Shanahan

Event / Reception (1)

Group photo outside Leinster House, 04.10.22. Attendees included: Minister Stephen Donnolly, Deputy Colm Burke, Deputy Catherine Murphy, Deputy John Lahart, Deputy Ivana Bacik, Senator Paul McAuliffe, Senator Malcolm Byrne, Deputy Jennifer Murnane O’Connor, Minister Norma Foley, Deputy Neale Richmond, Minister Heather Humphreys, Deputy Matt Carthy, Deputy Michael Moynihan, Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Deputy Sean Canney, Minister Helen McEntee, Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Deputy Christopher O’Sullivan, Senator Jerry Buttimer, Senator Seán Kyne, Senator Maria Byrne, Senator Mary Seery-Kearney, Senator Lynn Ruane, Minister of State Peter Burke, Senator Róisín Garvey, Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Senator Shane Cassells, Senator Mary Fitzpatrick

Letter (1)

1 card sent to Minister Stephen Donnelly after the breast cancer awareness month event to thank him for coming

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.

Catherine Ardagh Senator (Seanad)

Erin McGreehan Senator (Seanad)

Sharon Keogan Senator (Seanad)

Lisa Chambers Senator (Seanad)

Teresa Costello Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

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

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eugene Murphy Senator (Seanad)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Danny Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patricia Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Violet Anne Wynne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Shanahan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Neale Richmond TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Matt Carthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Canney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Christopher O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jerry Buttimer Senator (Seanad)

Seán Kyne Senator (Seanad)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Mary Seery Kearney Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Peter Burke Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)

Róisín Garvey Senator (Seanad)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee Senator (Seanad)

Shane Cassells Senator (Seanad)

Mary Fitzpatrick Senator (Seanad)