Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Lobbying Organisation Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Date published 21 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Briefing at Leinster House in AV room on age of digital consent to be set at 13 years.

Intended results Members would vote on age of digital consent being set at 13 years in Data Protection Bill 2018

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Grainia Long, Cliodhna O'Neill, Fiona Jennings

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)

AV Room Briefing at Leinster House organised by Senator Lynn Ruane. The DPOs listed below were the DPOs we were aware of who were in attendance personally and/or their political advisers who identified themselves to us as same.

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.

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mick Wallace TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)