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 Cancer care pathway

Intended results To meet with elected representatives and members of their team to discuss the challenges facing the cancer care pathway To raise awareness of the challenges faced by people living beyond cancer To request a meeting with the Minister for Health to discuss the areas for prioritisation along the cancer care pathway To raise the issue regarding availability of data on the performance of cancer centres

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

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.

Meeting (6-10)

Meeting with Deputy Erin McGreehan's team, 08.04.25; meeting with Deputy David Cullinane, 19.03.25; meeting with Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan; meeting with Deputy Martin Daly; meeting with Deputy Gillian O'Toole, 06.03.25; Meeting with the Minister for Health and department officials, 30.04.25; meeting with Department officials, 20.03.25

Email (6-10)

Emails to Deputy Erin McGreehan's office, 07.04.25 and 08.04.25; email to Deputy Robert O’Donoghue, 16.04.25; emails to Deputy David Cullinane, 03.03.25, 18.03.25, 19.03.25

Phone call (2-5)

2 phone calls with Deputy Thomas Gould, 24.04.25

Letter (1)

Letter to the Minister for Health, 05.02.25

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.

Erin McGreehan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert O'Donoghue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Gould TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)

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

Martin Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tracey Conroy Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)