Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 20 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Maternity leave entitlements

Intended results Invited to speak to the Fianna Fail Parliamentary Party on the issue of maternity leave entitlements for those with a cancer diagnosis. To seek information by Parliamentary Question on the number of maternity benefit applications between 2017-2019

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Rachel Morrogh, Clem Fallon

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Parliamentary Party attended by Senator Catherine Ardagh, Deputy Michael Moynihan, Senator Pat Casey, Deputy Cormac Devlin, Deputy Padraig O’Sullivan, Senator Gerry Horkan, Deputy Aindrias Moynihan, Senator Fiona O’Loughlin, 16.02.22

Email (11-20)

3 emails to Deputy Cian O'Callaghan, 08.03.22-24.03.22; 3 emails to Deputy Sean Haughey, 08.03.22 - 24.03.22; 3 emails to Deputy Richard Bruton, 08.03.22 - 11.03.22; 3 emails to Deputy Aodhan O'Riordain, 08.03.22 - 24.03.22; 3 emails to Deputy Denise Mitchell, 08.03.22 - 24.03.22

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.

Catherine Ardagh Senator (Seanad)

Michael Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Casey Senator (Seanad)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pádraig O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gerry Horkan Senator (Seanad)

Aindrias Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Haughey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denise Mitchell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)