Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 19 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Sunbed regulation

Intended results Build awareness among Oireachtas members on sunbed harms Support on the Irish Cancer Society recommendation to ban commercial sunbed use

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity 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?) 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.

Meeting (2-5)

Minister Murnane O'Connor, 19.02.26; Senator Maria Byrne, 28.01.26; Deputy Catherine Ardagh, 17.02.26

Email (11-20)

Minister Mary Butler, Deputy Martin Daly, Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan, Deputy Peter Cleere, Deputy Naoise Ó'Muirí, Deputy John McGuinness, Deputy John Lahart, Deputy Peadar Tóibín, 28.01.26; Deputy Catherine Ardagh, 29.01.26; Deputy Erin McGreehan, 29.01.26.

Informal communication (2-5)

Briege MacOscar, 26.01.26 - 19.02.26

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.

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Minister of State (Department of Health)

Briege MacOscar Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Health)

Erin McGreehan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Ardagh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Mary Butler Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)

Martin Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Peter 'Chap' Cleere TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Naoise Ó Muirí TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)