Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Treatment of Cancer (Advertisements) Bill

Intended results To ensure patient involvement in introduction of the Bill To support the introduction of the Bill

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul Gordon

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Averil Power (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting in Leinster House with Deputy O'Connell - 23 November 2018. Meeting with patients to offer feedback on Bill.

Letter (1)

Media launch at the Royal College of Physicians' on Wednesday 12 December, alongside Deputy O'Connell and patient representatives.

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.

Kate O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)