One in Four (One in Four Company Limited by Guarantee)

Lobbying Organisation One in Four

Date published 15 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details Joint letter to Minister Patrick O'Donovan seeking national legislation and mandatory age verification measures to restrict children's access to online pornography, and advocating for stronger regulatory protections for children online.

Intended results To secure further engagement with the Minister for Arts, Culture, Communications, Media and Sport or his Department on the matter.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity CEO Deirdre Kenny (in conjunction with other letter signatories)

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.

Letter (1)

Minister Hildegarde Naughton, Minister for Education and Youth Minister Jim O’Callaghan, Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Minister for Health Minister Norma Foley, Minister for Children, Disability and Equality were all copied.

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.

Patrick O'Donovan Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Hildegarde Naughton Minister (Department of Education)

Jim O'Callaghan Minister (Department of Justice)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)