2026-09-18
15 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Brian Purcell (Special Adviser), Department of Agriculture and the Marine; Sarah Bardon (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Stephen Foley (Special Adviser), Department of Health; Bríd Murphy (Adviser to Minister), Department of Health; Clare Mungovan (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Shane Smyth (Adviser to Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Sam Griffin (Adviser to Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Paul Clarkson (Government Press Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach; Gráinne Weld (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Craig Dwyer (Special Advisor), Department of Social Protection; Tracey Conroy (Assistant Secretary), Department of Health; Darragh Gallagher (Adviser to Minister), Department of Social Protection; Joanne Lonergan (Programme Manager - Tánaiste), Department of the Taoiseach; Niall O'Connor (Special Advisor to the Tanaiste), Department of Finance
Intent: Engage on Irish Cancer Society Budget priorities::Highlight need for investment across the cancer care pathway
Methods: Event / ReceptionInformal communicationMeeting
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Event / Reception
Briefing event, 07.07.26. Attendees included Joe Cooney, Cathal Crowe, Grace Boland, Ryan O’Meara, Alan Dillon, Sorca Clarke, Emer Higgins, Seán Kyne, Linda Nelson Murray, Maeve O’Connell, Manus Doyle, Maria Byrne, Naoise Ó’Muirí, Pádraig Rice, Brian Brennan, Martin Daly, Conor Sheehan, Barry Heneghan, Ciaran Ahern, Eamon Scanlon, Brian Stanley, Laura Harmon, John Clendennan, Mary Butler, Martin Heydon, Brian Purcell, Noel McCarthy, John McGuiness, Paraic Brady, Neale Richmond, and others
Informal communication
Including Peter Burke, Martin Heydon, Hildegarde Naughton, Colm Brophy, Jerry Buttimer, John Cummins, Alan Dillon, Frank Feighan, Kieran O'Donnell, Sarah Bardon, Joanne Lonergan, Clare Mungovan, Bríd Murphy, Stephen Foley, Paraic Brady, Cathal Byrne, Peter Roche, Barry Ward, James Geoghegan, Mark Duffy, Eileen Lynch, Garret Kelleher, Linda Nelson Murray, Joe O'Reilly, Gareth Scahill, Deirdre Gillane, Grainne Weld, Paul Clarkson, Sam Griffin, Shane Smyth, Simon Harris, 29.06.26 (Cliona Doyle)
Meeting
Minister for Health, 09.07.26, photo call with Tánaiste Simon Harris, 08.07.26
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Engagement with the Chair on planned group activity and ways of working
Methods: Meeting
2026-09-18
15 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Brian Purcell (Special Adviser), Department of Agriculture and the Marine; Sarah Bardon (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Stephen Foley (Special Adviser), Department of Health; Bríd Murphy (Adviser to Minister), Department of Health; Clare Mungovan (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Shane Smyth (Adviser to Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Sam Griffin (Adviser to Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Paul Clarkson (Government Press Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach; Gráinne Weld (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Craig Dwyer (Special Advisor), Department of Social Protection; Tracey Conroy (Assistant Secretary), Department of Health; Darragh Gallagher (Adviser to Minister), Department of Social Protection; Joanne Lonergan (Programme Manager - Tánaiste), Department of the Taoiseach; Niall O'Connor (Special Advisor to the Tanaiste), Department of Finance
Intent: Engage on Irish Cancer Society Budget priorities::Highlight need for investment across the cancer care pathway
Methods: Event / ReceptionInformal communicationMeeting
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Event / Reception
Briefing event, 07.07.26. Attendees included Joe Cooney, Cathal Crowe, Grace Boland, Ryan O’Meara, Alan Dillon, Sorca Clarke, Emer Higgins, Seán Kyne, Linda Nelson Murray, Maeve O’Connell, Manus Doyle, Maria Byrne, Naoise Ó’Muirí, Pádraig Rice, Brian Brennan, Martin Daly, Conor Sheehan, Barry Heneghan, Ciaran Ahern, Eamon Scanlon, Brian Stanley, Laura Harmon, John Clendennan, Mary Butler, Martin Heydon, Brian Purcell, Noel McCarthy, John McGuiness, Paraic Brady, Neale Richmond, and others
Informal communication
Including Peter Burke, Martin Heydon, Hildegarde Naughton, Colm Brophy, Jerry Buttimer, John Cummins, Alan Dillon, Frank Feighan, Kieran O'Donnell, Sarah Bardon, Joanne Lonergan, Clare Mungovan, Bríd Murphy, Stephen Foley, Paraic Brady, Cathal Byrne, Peter Roche, Barry Ward, James Geoghegan, Mark Duffy, Eileen Lynch, Garret Kelleher, Linda Nelson Murray, Joe O'Reilly, Gareth Scahill, Deirdre Gillane, Grainne Weld, Paul Clarkson, Sam Griffin, Shane Smyth, Simon Harris, 29.06.26 (Cliona Doyle)
Meeting
Minister for Health, 09.07.26, photo call with Tánaiste Simon Harris, 08.07.26
Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Clarity on wording of legislation::Highlight Irish Cancer Society recommendations ahead of Committee stage
Methods: EmailPhone call
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Email
Email to Deputy Mairead Farrell, Deputy Cian O'Callaghan, 26.05.26
Phone call
Minister Robert Troy, 17.06.26
2026-09-18
14 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Manus Boyle (Senator), Seanad; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Teresa Costello (Senator), Seanad; Bríd Murphy (Adviser to Minister), Department of Health; Stephen Foley (Special Adviser), Department of Health; Tracey Conroy (Assistant Secretary), Department of Health
Intent: Clarity on publication timelines of the National Cancer Strategy implementation reports::Insights on the evaluation process for the new National Cancer Strategy::Highlight need to include health and social care professionals in the development of the next National Cancer Strategy::Address matters raised with members further to the Oireachtas Committee on Health::Appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Health
Methods: LetterEmailMeeting
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Letter
Co-signature to a letter to the Minister for Health, 16.07.26 (Veronica McSharry)
Email
Deputy Pádraig Rice, 16.07.26, 23.07.26, 27.07.26; Deputy Marie Sherlock, 17.07.26; Deputy Erin McGreehan, 09.06.26 (Suzanne Dowd); Deputy Colm Burke, Senator Tom Clonan, Deputy Michael Cahill, Senator Manus Boyle, Deputy David Cullinane, Deputy Martin Daly, Senator Teresa Costello, 24.07.2026 (Emma Harte); email to Bríd Murphy, Stephen Foley, 09.07.26 (Cliona Doyle)
Meeting
Meeting with the Minister for Health, 09.07.26
Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Engage Oireachtas members on the waiting times for genetic services::Clarity on funding allocated to the Hereditary Model of Care
Methods: Email
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Email
Deputy Catherine Callaghan, 14.05.26; Deputy Colm Burke, 09.06.26
Politician(s) lobbied: Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Clarity on what work is being done examining bio-banking in Ireland
Methods: Email
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Email
Email to Deputy Pádraig Rice, 23.07.26
Politician(s) lobbied: Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Clarity on the roll out of e-referrals from GP services to rapid access clinics nationally
Methods: Email
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Email
Deputy Colm Burke, 09.06.26
Politician(s) lobbied: Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Grow Oireachtas awareness on the number of funded posts in this specialty
Methods: Email
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Email
Email to Deputy Colm Burke, 09.06.26
Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Ardagh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Awareness of government commitments made on the National Adult Palliative Strategy
Methods: Email
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Email
Email to Deputy Catherine Ardagh, 14.05.26
