Law Society of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Law Society of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Companies Registration Office

Intended results To raise concerns regarding the requirement for company directors to provide their PPS numbers to the Companies Registration Office. The letter also raised the need to permit in-person appointments at the public office.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mark Garrett, Director General

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Mark Garrett (Former DPO) Chief of Staff (Department of Foreign Affairs)

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)

Letter to the Companies Registration Office on 28 August 2023 raising privacy and security concerns regarding the requirement for company directors to provide their PPS numbers to the Office. The letter also raised the need to permit in-person appointments at the public office.

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.

Maureen O’Sullivan Registrar of Companies (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)