221+ Patient Suport Group

Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health

Intent: Launching and introducing the HPV Alliance Network to Minister Carroll MacNeill, and requested a meeting with the Minister to discuss HPV vaccination and awareness, and continued funding.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Noonan (Senator), Seanad; Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Evanne Ní Chuilinn (Senator), Seanad; Grace Boland (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Cooney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Manus Boyle (Senator), Seanad; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Shane Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pauline Tully (Senator), Seanad; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Heydon (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Teresa Costello (Senator), Seanad; Albert Dolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fiona O'Loughlin (Senator), Seanad; Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Ardagh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Funding for mid-2026 onwards that enables business as usual and an extension of support to other women with cervical cancer beyond the original 221+ cohorts.

Methods: SubmissionLetterEmail

Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Ardagh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fiona O'Loughlin (Senator), Seanad; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Albert Dolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Teresa Costello (Senator), Seanad; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pauline Tully (Senator), Seanad; Shane Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Manus Boyle (Senator), Seanad; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Cooney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Grace Boland (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Evanne Ní Chuilinn (Senator), Seanad; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Noonan (Senator), Seanad; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Michael Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Butler (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Donna McGettigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Timmy Dooley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louis O'Hara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciarán Ahern (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; William Aird (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health

Intent: Continued funding for 221+, Commitment & funding to extend services of 221+ to all women let down by the CervicalCheck screening programme, implement the AHR Act and push through Amendments bill, exclude 221+ member court payments from means testing, support gynaecological health, Implement Patient Voice Partner Policy, implement the 2018 Lymphoedema model of care, continued investment in Elimination of Cervical Cancer, Ringfenced funding for women’s health. Event sponsored by Marie Sherlock TD.

Methods: EmailInformal communicationEvent / Reception

Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health

Intent: Continued funding for 221+ and extending our ability to support more women.

Methods: LetterMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Aidan Farrelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Public system of early childhood education. 221+ is involved as a member of the NWCI-led 'Together for Public' campaign, in acknowledgement of the difficulties unsuitable childcare places on families dealing with a cancer diagnosis.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Mark Wall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Public system of early childhood education

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Social Protection; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health

Intent: Letter to dept of social protection to ask that funds received by 221+ members in court proceedings not be counted in assessment for means tested payments. Subsequent communications clarified what this department has responsibility for.

Methods: EmailLetter

Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Seery Kearney (Senator), Seanad

Intent: Possible amendments regarding surrogacy to the AHR Act (Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (Act 18 of 2024)Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 (Bill 29 of 2022)

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gino Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Violet Anne Wynne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Verona Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marian Harkin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aisling Dolan (Senator), Seanad; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peadar Tóibín (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Róisín Shortall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health

Intent: Support for funding 221+ in future, the implementation of the Patient Voice Partner Policy, greater accessibility of lymphoedema treatments/gynaecological physiotherapy/complex menopause hubs, reducing colposcopy waiting times, asked Oireachtas members to bridge gap in support for those undergoing personal cervical screening reviews and gynaecological cancer patients more generally, progression of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill (now Act) and more attention to women's health management.

Methods: EmailEvent / ReceptionMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Seery Kearney (Senator), Seanad; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health

Intent: Requested update / information on the status of the bill and a draft where available. Inclusion of single women / people unable to provide gametes (in our members' cases due to cancer treatment) in surrogacy legislation

Methods: Email