Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Cancer services

Intended results To seek a meeting with Deputy Neasa Hourigan to discuss the state of cancer services in 2020 To brief Minister Stephen Donnelly on issues in cancer services

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Rachel Morrogh, Director of Advocacy and External Relations

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)

3 email to Neasa Hourigan TD 12.11.2020- 19.11.2020

Virtual Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Stephen Donnelly 10 Nov, Rachel Morrogh and Conor King (both ICS) present.

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 Minister (Department of Health)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)