Marie Keating Foundation

Lobbying Organisation Marie Keating Foundation

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 Invited Neale Richmond TD to participate in MKF's prostate cancer campaign & to write to other members of Oireachtas re campaign & for Deputy Richmond and An Tanaiste Leo Veradkar to participate in MKF's lung cancer campaign video

Intended results To raise awareness of MKF's prostate campaign amongst Oireachtas members & to produce lung cancer video featuring Leo Veradkar & Neale Richmond promoting the message of early detection of lung cancer

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jennifer Cimerman & Ava Hollingsworth

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)

Email s giving details of MKF's prostate campaign and asking Deputy Richmond to share campaign key messages and the campaign pin to members of houses of the oireachtas

Email (2-5)

Emails to Tanaiste's office inviting him to participate in MKF's lung cancer awareness campaign video and giving details of wider campaign.

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.

Neale Richmond TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)