Irish SME Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish SME Association

Date published 04 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details ISME made a recommendation on the Report and final stage of the Criminal Justice (Corruption offences) Bill 2017 and the need to enact a law on Perjury.

Intended results Secure a definition on Perjury To have a single offence of perjury to be included in the drafting of the Perjury and Kindred offences Bill 2018 To have initial plaintiffs statement of claim to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) to be a sworn affidavit.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Neil McDonnell

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.

Email (1)

ISME sent an email to Senator O' Ceidigh on the final stage of the Criminal Justice (Corruption offences) Bill 2017 in relation to the Minister of Justice new Criminal Justice (Corruption offences) Bill 2017 and the need for it to include a definition and law on Perjury.

Letter (1)

ISME sent its recommendations to Senator O'Ceidigh regarding the Perjury Draft Bill and for it to include the intended results above.

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.

Pádraig Ó Céidigh Senator (Seanad)