Cork ARC Cancer Support House CLG

Lobbying Organisation Cork ARC Cancer Support House CLG

Date published 04 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details We met with Taoiseach Mucheal Martin to request an increase in HSE funding from the current €45,000 received annually as per a historical service level agreement. There is hugh disparity in the funding received nationally by the different cancer support centres providing similar services.

Intended results Increase in funding

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Catriona O'Mahony

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.

Letter (1)

Letter sent to Micheal Martins office requesting a meeting to discuss the matter. This resulted in a meeting on 11th December. Micheal Martin spoke to Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly following the meeting,

Meeting (1)

Meeting with An Taoiseach Micheal Martin re increase in HSE funding.

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.

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)