Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Lobbying Organisation Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Date published 20 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Legislation banning unnecessary medical interventions on intersex children

Intended results Inform legislators about the figures published by ILGA Europe that show Ireland was scored 0% on Intersex Bodily Autonomy. UN concerns shared on the matter and urge to legislate to ban such practices. Share UN concerns on the matter and urge to legislate to ban such practices.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Luna Liboni

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Points made to event panel (consisting of Senators Annie Hoey, Fintan Warfield, Barry Ward, and Malcolm Byrne) at Pride Political Debate hosted by Outhouse LQBTQ+ on 25 June 2024.

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.

Annie Hoey Senator (Seanad)

Fintan Warfield Senator (Seanad)

Barry Ward Senator (Seanad)

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)