Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Lobbying Organisation Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Date published 21 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Digital Safety Commissioner Bill

Intended results Discuss draft legislation from a human rights perspective. Submission to Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Liam Herrick and Maeve O'Rourke

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 (1)

Email to TD Donnchadh O'Laoghaire to discuss draft legislation from a human rights perspective.

Letter (1)

Submission sent to TD Hildegard Naughtonin her capacity as Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment.

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.

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Hildegarde Naughton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)