Relevant Matter
Public policy or programme
Public Policy Area
Justice and Equality
Period
1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025
Specific Details
Hate Speech and Hate Crime
Intended results
CAHC email on 3rd October to party leaders and Ceann Comhairle in relation to statements from the Ceann Comhairle, Verona Murphy TD, on the rise in hate, threats, and disinformation targeting members of the Oireachtas, outlining our shared concerns, and calling for the constructive engagement between political representatives and civil society in shaping effective, rights-based responses.
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Tim Hanley
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.
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.
Simon Harris
Minister (Department of Finance)
Mary Lou McDonald
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Holly Cairns
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Ivana Bacik
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Roderic O'Gorman
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Richard Boyd Barrett
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Paul Murphy
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Verona Murphy
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Micheál Martin
Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)