Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Colonoscopy Wait times

Intended results To seek information on the proportion of public hospitals meeting target waiting times for patients requiring urgent colonoscopy

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Erich Steyaert, Advocacy 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)

E-mails to Roisin Shortall TD 21 March to 25 March, seeking information by way of PQ on colonoscopy wait times.

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.

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)