Irish Cancer Society

Lobbying Organisation Irish Cancer Society

Date published 21 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details CervicalCheck

Intended results To influence the Department of Health response to the CervicalCheck crisis

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Donal Buggy- Head of Services & 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?) 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 (1)

221+ Meeting with Minister Simon Harris on 31 January 2019

Meeting (2-5)

CervicalCheck Steering Group meeting on 21 February 2019 with Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer and Tracey Conroy, Assistant Principle at Department of Health present. Paul Gordon (Irish Cancer Society) in attendance. CervicalCheck Steering Group meeting on 21 March 2019 with Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer and Tracey Conroy, Assistant Principle at Department of Health present. Donal Buggy (Irish Cancer Society) in attendance.

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)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)