Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details The Financial Cost of Cancer

Intended results To obtain information on the amount spent by the HSE and hospitals on contracting debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid inpatient charges, and the number of individuals affected by this practice. To end the HSE policy of using debt collection agencies to pursue cancer patients with unpaid inpatient charges To secure a cap in car parking charges at public hospitals

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Úna Fannon, Grassroots Advocacy Coordinator

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 (6-10)

Email to Deputy Alan Kelly 07.10.2020; 3 emails to Neasa Hourigan TD 12.11.2020- 19.11.2020; Email to Michael McNamara TD 14.12.2020; Emails to Minister Colm Brophy 03.12.2020- 20.12.2020.

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting 07.12.2020 with Michael McNamara TD; Meeting with Gary Gannon TD 18.12.2020; Meeting with John Lahart TD 17.12.2020

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.

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McNamara TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Brophy Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)