The Wheel

Lobbying Organisation The Wheel

Date published 20 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details The Wheel called (via an Opinion Piece carried in the Irish Times in December 2017) for the Electoral Acts to be amended to more tightly define "political activity" so as to ensure civil society voice is not unduly restricted as a result of implementing the provisions in the Electoral Acts

Intended results To ensure that civil society and community and voluntary organisations continue to be able to express their legitimate voice and that they are not unduly restricted from doing so as a consequence of the application of the "third party" provisions contained in the Electoral Acts.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Deirdre Garvey

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

Informal communication All Oireachtas Members The Wheel called (via an Opinion Piece in the Irish Times) for the Electoral Acts to be amended to more tightly define "political activity" so as to ensure civil society voice is not unduly restricted

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Informal communication (1)

The Wheel called (via an Opinion Piece in the Irish Times) for the Electoral Acts to be amended to more tightly define "political activity" so as to ensure civil society voice is not unduly restricted

Designated public officials lobbied

There were no DPOs directly lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area.