Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details Hospital charges

Intended results Support to reduce statutory charges for cancer patients Support to implement new national guidelines on free car parking for cancer patients

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Donal Buggy

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.

Letter (1)

1 letter from Donal Buggy to Stephen Donnelly on 4 April seeking support for reduced statutory charges.

Email (2-5)

3 e-mails from Paul Gordon to Róisín Shortall TD from 22 February to 3 April seeking assistance in putting down parliamentary questions relating to out of pocket medical expenses.

Email (2-5)

2 e-mails to Marc MacSharry TD thanking him for raising the issue of car parking charges for cancer patients in the Dáil and providing additional information on the Society's policy - 27 March and 3 April.

Email (1)

1 e-mail to Fiona O'Loughlin TD on 3 April asking to share information on a recent parliamentary questions regarding revenue raised at hospital car parks.

Email (1)

1 e-mail from Paul Gordon to Louise O'Reilly on 26 February seeking assistance in putting down parliamentary questions relating to out of pocket medical expenses.

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)

Fiona O'Loughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc MacSharry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shortall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)