Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Irish Cancer Society Pre-budget submission

Intended results Abolition of the inpatient charge A reduction in the drugs payment scheme threshold Abolition of the prescription charge on a phased basis An increase in excise duty on manufactured cigarettes An increase in excise duty on roll your own tobacco to make it equivalent with that on manufactured cigarettes The extension of the national immunization schedule to include HPV vaccination of boys.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Donal Buggy- Head of Services & Strategic Implementation

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

Mass communications

Email All TDs Email sent by Averil Power, CEO to all TDs with executive summaries of our pre-budget submissions for 2019. 19/9/2018

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting with Stephen Donnelly TD on 26th September and meeting with Kate O'Connell TD on 26th September

Letter (6-10)

The Irish Cancer Society pre-budget 2019 submission and meeting request letter to the following: Minster for Health, Simon Harris Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe Róisín Shortall TD Members of the Joint Committee on Health 13/9/2018

Email (11-20)

Meeting (1)

Paul Gordon (ICS), attended a Sinn Féin pre-budget event on 2 October and discussed increases on roll your own tobacco with Deputies Mary Lou McDonald and Pearse Doherty.

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.

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Harty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

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

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke Senator (Seanad)

Rónán Mullen Senator (Seanad)

John Dolan Senator (Seanad)

Keith Swanick Senator (Seanad)