Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Radiation oncology services

Intended results To inquire, via parliamentary question, on private outsourcing for radiation therapy services To inquire, via parliamentary question on the initiation of the working group To inquire, via parliamentary question on the status of the Radiation Therapy Advanced practice pilot programme To inquire, via parliamentary question on waiting times for each of the radiation oncology units To inquire, via parliamentary question on outstanding funding for clinical practice tutors To inquire, via parliamentary question the anticipated number of radiation therapy graduates in 2025 To inquire, via parliamentary question regarding when the staffing model for radiation therapists was last updated To raise awareness, share information and inform of the challenges on the cancer care pathway

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Suzanne Dowd, Emma Harte, Amy Rose Harte, Averil Power

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Averil Power (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

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 to Deputy Pádraig Rice, 27.03.25; Email to Deputy Johnny Guirke, 25.04.25; emails to Senator Laura Harmon, 11.03.25; email to Deputy Jen Cummins, 11.04.25

Virtual Meeting (1)

Meeting with Senator Laura Harmon, 13.03.25

Informal communication (2-5)

Text messages to Senator Laura Harmon, 10.04.25

Phone call (1)

1 phone call to Senator Laura Harmon, 10.04.25

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting with the Minister for Health and department officials, 30.04.25; meeting with Deputy Colm Burke, 11.02.25; meeting with Deputy Pádraig Rice, 11.02.25;

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.

Johnny Guirke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pádraig Rice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Laura Harmon Senator (Seanad)

Jen Cummins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)

Tracey Conroy Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pádraig Rice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)