Transparency International Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Transparency International Ireland

Date published 16 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details TI Ireland made a presentation and submission to the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach on the transposition of the EU 'Whistleblowing' Directive and the resulting amendment to the Protected Disclosures Act 2014.

Intended results The list of intended amendments were contained in our submission on the General Scheme for the Protected Disclosures Bill 2021 which is available at https://transparency.ie/resources/submissions/2021-submission-general-scheme-protected-disclosures-amendment-bill

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John Devitt

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.

Submission (1)

The submission was made to the Committee in July 2021 and is available at https://transparency.ie/resources/submissions/2021-submission-general-scheme-protected-disclosures-amendment-bill

Meeting (1)

TI Ireland was invited to discuss the experience of whistleblowers with the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach on 27 May 2021. The transcript of the meeting is available at https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_finance_public_expenditure_and_reform_and_taoiseach/2021-05-27/2/

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.

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mick Barry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mairéad Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Steven Matthews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neale Richmond TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)