Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

Lobbying Organisation Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

Date published 21 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2026 to 30 Apr, 2026

Specific Details Highlight areas of concern and provide suggested measures to strengthen the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Misc. Provisions) Bill 2026

Intended results To support the development of a legislative framework that better protects the privacy and confidentiality of counselling notes

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Rachel Morrogh

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.

Email (2-5)

To support the development of a legislative framework that better protects the privacy and confidentiality of counselling notes

Meeting (2-5)

To support the development of a legislative framework that better protects the privacy and confidentiality of counselling notes

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.

Jim O'Callaghan Minister (Department of Justice)

Ben Ryan Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)

Ruth Coppinger TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)