Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Lobbying Organisation Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Date published 21 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Security of Election Process

Intended results A review of elections laws. Inform debate on Online Advertising Bill in regards to the election process.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Liam Herrick

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.

Letter (1)

Letter to Philip Hammell, Chair of Inter-Departmental Group on Security of Ireland's Electoral Process and Disinformation calling for a review of the electoral laws in Ireland.

Email (1)

Email to James Lawless TD, to inform the debate on the Online Advertising Bill.

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.

Philip Hamell Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)