Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Lobbying Organisation Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Date published 21 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Public Services Card (PSC)

Intended results Raise concerns about privacy rights with regards to the Public Services Card and findings by the Data Protection Commission

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Liam Herrick

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Sign a petition calling on the Government to stop making the Public Services Card a requirement for essential services.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All TDs Email sent to all TDs raising concerns about the PSC in light of findings against the card by the Data Protection Commission

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (11-20)

Email to all members of the Public Accounts Committee raising concerns about the PSC in light of findings against the card by the Data Protection Commission

Email (1)

Email to Deputy Willie O'Dea T.D., raising concerns about the PSC in light of findings against the card by the Data Protection Commission

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.

Bobby Aylward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shane Cassells TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Deering TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Fleming TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc MacSharry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Imelda Munster TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kate O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie O'Dea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)