Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details Colonoscopy Procedures

Intended results To seek further information about colonoscopy procedures in Ireland

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Karen Williams, Project Officer

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)

3 emails to Deputy Louise O'Reilly to seek information by way of PQs on the following: The number of colonoscopy procedures performed per year from 2014 - 2017 in each public hospital (5.4.18); The proportion of those on colonoscopy waiting lists in each month of 2017 who are waiting for a colonoscopy as part of surveillance after screening, polypectomy or other investigation (16.4.18); and the percentage of individuals scheduled for colonoscopy surveillance who underwent that procedure within three months of the scheduled date for colonoscopy for each month in 2017 (16.4.18).

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.

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