Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Cervical check steering committee

Intended results To influence the Department of Health to respond to the Cervical Check crisis

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Donal Buggy, Head of Services and Strategic Implementation

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 (6-10)

A total of 6 meetings with Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health and Tracey Conroy, Assistant Secretary, Department of Health, which took place on on 6th September, 20th September, 4th October, 11th November, 29th November, and 18th December 2018.

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.

Tony Holohan Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)

Tracey Conroy Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)