Overwatch Report

Irish Cancer Society

May–August

[Employment] Statutory sick pay

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Cancer Society

May–August

[Health] Impact of COVID-19 on cancer services and patients

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Averil Power (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 12 more

Irish Cancer Society

May–August

[Health] Covid-19 vaccination programme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Averil Power (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Cancer Society

May–August

[Health] Cancer screening services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Cancer Society

May–August

[Health] Introductory meetings with volunteer Irish Cancer Society grassroots Advocacy Champions

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Paul Phelan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 19 more

Irish Cancer Society

May–August

[Transport] Closure of Stobart Air

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Cancer Society

May–August

[Finance] Challenges of cancer survivors in accessing financial services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Ardagh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 10 more

Irish Cancer Society

May–August

[Health] Funding of endoscopy services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Cancer Society

May–August

[Health] European Parliament's Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) draft report

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Irish Cancer Society

September–December

[Health] Pre-Budget Submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Invite emails to all members of the Oireachtas inviting them to a virtual briefing on the Irish Cancer Society's Pre-Budget submission 2022 16.09.21, 17.09.21, 22.09.21"} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Haughey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Violet Anne Wynne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 24 more

Irish Cancer Society

September–December

[Health] Letterkenny Hospital

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Averil Power (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Irish Cancer Society

September–December

[Health] Sláintecare

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Annette Connolly', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (The Houses of the Oireachtas Service)'} {'name': 'Mellissa English', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (The Houses of the Oireachtas Service)'} + 1 more

Irish Cancer Society

September–December

[Health] Debt collection

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Cancer Society

September–December

[Health] Women's health

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lisa Chambers', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Shelly Herterich Quinn', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway County Council)'} {'name': 'Audrey Buckley', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Geraghty Smith', 'role': 'Councillor (Meath County Council)'} {'name': 'Mary Hoade', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway County Council)'} {'name': 'Mary Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 6 more

Irish Cancer Society

September–December

[Health] Specialist palliative care

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Cancer Society

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] The 'Right to be Forgotten'

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Ardagh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Cancer Society

September–December

[Health] Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Averil Power (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Annie Hoey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gino Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 7 more

Irish Cancer Society

September–December

[Employment] Returning to work after cancer diagnosis

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Cancer Society

September–December

[Health] Children Adolescents and Young Adults Living with Cancer

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Ardagh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Johnny Guirke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

Irish Cancer Society

September–December

[Health] Inpatient charges

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Irish Vape Vendors Association

January–April

[Health] Emailed Minister of Health and cc'd CEO of both Irish Heart Foundation & Irish Cancer Society on the negative impacts of proposed vaping flavour ban.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Irish Cancer Society

January–April

[Health] General Election 2020

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Averil Power (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Emails on 27th Jan and 4th Feb 2020 to all TDs and Senators who contested General Election 2020. This does not include those Oireacthas members who did not contest the general election.'} {'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Emails on 27th Jan and 4th Feb 2020 to all councillors who contested General Election 2020. This does not include those councillors who did not contest the general election.'} {'name': 'Letter All TDs', 'role': 'Letter to all newly elected TDs to the 33rd Dáil February 19th 2020.'}

Irish Cancer Society

January–April

[Health] COVID-19

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Averil Power (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Email to all councillors 9th April 2020'} {'name': 'John Pender', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': "Shane P O'Reilly", 'role': 'Councillor (Cavan County Council)'} {'name': 'Clare Colleran Molloy', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'John Sheehan', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} + 31 more

Irish Cancer Society

January–April

[Health] Cancer Services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Averil Power (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Cancer Society

January–April

[Health] Daffodil Day 2020

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Averil Power (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Letter All TDs', 'role': 'Letter to all TDs 9th March 2020'}

Irish Cancer Society

January–April

[Health] Government formation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Averil Power (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'John Carroll', 'role': 'Head of Unit (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Angela Flanagan', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Brian Murphy', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 11 more

Irish Cancer Society

January–April

[Health] CervicalCheck Steering Committee

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tony Holohan', 'role': 'Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Tracey Conroy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}

Irish Lung Fibrosis Association

May–August

[Health] Illness Benefit for Cocooning People in conjunction with the Irish Cancer Society and other vulnerable groups

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Irish Cancer Society

May–August

[Health] COVID-19 response

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Averil Power (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 23 more

Irish Cancer Society

May–August

[Health] Report on Gynecological services at Letterkenny University Hospital

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs