Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Maternity leave entitlements

Intended results To engage elected representatives and public officials on the issue of maternity leave entitlements for those with a cancer diagnosis.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Amy Rose Harte, Suzanne Dowd

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.

Phone call (2-5)

Phone call with Department Official in the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, 25.01.24; phone call with Senator Marie Sherlock on the campaign, 03.04.24.

Email (11-20)

Email to Deputy Neasa Hourigan requesting a phone call, 19.03.24; email to Senator Pauline O'Reilly on the campaign, 21.03.24; emails with Deputy Jim O'Callaghan's office to arrange a meeting, 04.04.24; follow up email with John Ogle from Deputy John Brady's office, 12.04.24; emails with Dept officials from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, 16.01.24 - 04.04.24.

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting with Peter Ogle from Deputy John Brady's team, 10.04.24; meeting with Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, 10.04.24

Informal communication (6-10)

Conversation with Minister O'Gorman at the Green Party Convention, 20.04.24; conversation with Minister O'Gorman at a Daffodil Day coffee morning, 22.03.24; text to Deputy Niamh Smyth, 30.04.24; text communication with Minister O'Gorman, 22.03.24 - 30.04.24.

Event / Reception (1)

Discussions at the Daffodil Day coffee morning in the Oireachtas, 21.03.24

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.

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pauline O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Marie Sherlock Senator (Seanad)

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)