Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Lobbying Organisation Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Response to Covid-19 Pandemic

Intended results Non-retrogression of advances made in economic & social rights during covid-response Call for additional resources to be allocated to community development groups working with disadvantaged communities through the re-introduction of a multi-annual. Call for Increased NGO participation in NPHET & involvement at all decision-making level. Call for benchmarking of welfare supports at a level which lifts people above the poverty line and provides them with a Minimum Essential Standard of Living (MESL). Express human rights concerns in regards to emergency regulations and fines. Call for a change in approach to the making of regulations in order to improve compliance with human rights & general rule of law principles

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

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)

Email sent to Taoiseach calling for the non-retrogression of advances made in economic & social rights during covid-response sent on 22 Sep 2020. Email sent to Taoiseach and Minister for Health calling for a change in approach to the making of regulations in order to improve compliance with human rights & general rule of law principles 30 November 2020

Letter (2-5)

Letters sent to Taoiseach, Minister for Finance, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development Chief Medical Officer, and Department of An Taoiseach Secretary General on 05 Oct 2020.

Social Media (1)

Tweet to Minister for Health expressing human rights concerns in regards to emergency regulations and fines on 24 November 2020

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.

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Tony Holohan Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)

Martin Fraser Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)