Irish Council for Civil Liberties (Irish Council for Civil Liberties)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Date published 19 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details ICCL Briefing on Garda Siochana (Powers) Bill 2026

Intended results Intended to raise awareness of human rights concerns in the Bill and share initial ideas for possible amendments.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Emily Williams

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

Mass communications

Email All Senators

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

2 emails to Senator Noel O'Donovan and received 1; 1 email to Senator Victor Boyhan and received 1.

Email (1)

Emailed Senator Lynne Ruane asking her to advise us if she hears of any timeline for committee stage for the Garda Powers Bill 2026 in the Seanad and received 1 response.

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.

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Noel O'Donovan Senator (Seanad)

Victor Boyhan Senator (Seanad)