National Safeguarding Ireland (Safeguarding Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation National Safeguarding Ireland

Date published 04 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Need for regulations under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 for processing or sharing of data provided for by the GDPR and by the legislation.

Intended results Strengthening adult safeguards.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Patricia Rickard-Clarke, Chair Safeguarding Ireland

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)

One letter proposing that Regulations which are provided for in the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 Act are made available without delay.

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.

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)