Uplift

Lobbying Organisation Uplift

Date published 21 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details A staff member called James Lawless's office about the status of the online media transparency bill

Intended results To find out what the progress with the Online Media Transparency Bill was

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhan O'Donoghue

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.

Phone call (1)

The purpose of the call was to find out about the Online Media (Transparency) Bill and its passage through the Dail.

Meeting (1)

Siobhan O'Donoghue & Emily Duffy met with James Lawless at the Dail to discuss the Bill, and to outline the potential impacts it could have on organisations that use digital technology to empower citizens in democracy.

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.

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)