Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 19 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Cancer-related capital programmes

Intended results To inquire, via parliamentary question, on the status of national cancer-related capital programmes. To inquire, via parliamentary question, on the status of promised dedicated cancer units. To request the opportunity to appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Health. To share a brief on the Irish Cancer Society submission to the National Development Plan review consultation. To inform of capital investment needs for cancer care.

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

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 (6-10)

Email to Deputy Pádraig Rice, 11.06.25; letter to Deputy Pádraig Rice, 16.07.25 regarding the Health Committee; email with briefing sent to Minister Higgins and Pádraig Rice, 09.07.25; emails to Deputy O'Hara, 26.06.25 and 24.07.25. emails to Deputy Marie Sherlock's office.

Phone call (2-5)

Phone call with Deputy Conor Sheehan, 25.06.25; phone call with Deputy Louis O'Hara, 26.06.25

Informal communication (2-5)

Text messages to Deputy Conor Sheehan, 25.06.25

Meeting (2-5)

1 meeting with Deputy Conor Sheehan, 08.05.25; meeting with Deputy David Cullinane, 16.07.25

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.

Pádraig Rice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Higgins Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Conor Sheehan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louis O'Hara TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marie Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)