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Lobbying activity
The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.
Submission (1)
Submission prepared by Caroline Counihan on the General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill issued to the Committee Secretariat of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice in pdf by email dated 18th January 2024.
Email (2-5)
Letter attached in pdf to an email dated 6th February from the Committee Secretariat of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice to CEO Mary McDermott asking for a Safe Ireland representative to appear before the committee on 13th February to discuss the Safe Ireland submission on the General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill. Subsequent emails ensued which nominated Caroline Counihan BL as representative and included a pdf copy of her opening statement.
Email (1)
Email dated 7th February from Caroline Counihan BL to the Committee Secretariat of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice containing pdf version of Safe Ireland's opening statement.
Email (2-5)
Emails dated 13th February between Clerk of the Committee Alan Guidon and Caroline Counihan BL explaining that the latter would not be able to attend before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice on 13th February due to illness but that Safe Ireland would not be sending anyone else in her stead.
Phone call (2-5)
Call from Alan Guidon Clerk of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice on 13th February requesting to speak with Mary McDermott CEO. Call returned by Mary McDermott confirming that Safe Ireland would not be sending an alternative representative but that the Committee could publish Safe Ireland's opening statement.
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.