Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Lobbying Organisation Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Date published 22 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details AI Act Implementation

Intended results Raise concerns about AI procurement by public bodies in Ireland and lack of independene of Irish AI Office. Call fort the introduction of AI bill as early as possible and provide AI Act Market Surveillance Authorities with enforcement powers.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kris Shrishak

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.

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting with Sinead Gibney TD on 23 September 2025. Meetings with Malcom Byrne TD and Senator Lynn Ruane on 24 September 2025. Brief meeting with Assistant Secretary Jean Carberry on sidelines of sidelines of National AI Leadership Forum on 25 September 2025.

Email (2-5)

Email correspondence with James Geoghegan TD on 25 October and 04 December 2025..

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.

Jean Carberry Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Sinéad Gibney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Geoghegan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)