Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Lobbying Organisation Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Date published 21 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Reform of Data Protection Commission

Intended results Share research done by ICCL on GDPR enforcement problems. Advocate for the reform of the Data Protection Commission Discuss developments at the Data Protection Commission Clarify if funds to allow for the reform of the Data Protection Commission are included in Budget 2022.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Johnny Ryan

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)

Submission sent to members of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice in September.

Letter (6-10)

Letters sent to Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, James Lawless TD, Patrick Costello TD, Thomas Pringle TD, Senator Lynne Ruane TD and Senator Alice Mary Higgins in November.

Phone call (1)

Call with Office of Martin Kenny TD on 14 December 2021

Social Media (2-5)

Direct Messages with Patrick Costello TD in October 2021.

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)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Creed TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robbie Gallagher Senator (Seanad)

Vincent P Martin Senator (Seanad)

Michael McDowell Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Barry Ward Senator (Seanad)