Transparency International Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Transparency International Ireland

Date published 20 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details EU Lobby Transparency

Intended results To secure Fine Gael's MEPs' support for a measure that would ensure that all meetings between lobbyists and Committee Chairs and Rapporteurs are published.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John Devitt

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 (2-5)

An email was sent on 29 January to Seán Kelly MEP and Mairéad McGuinness MEP in their capacity as members of the Irish delegation of the EPP asking them to vote in favour of amendment 20 in the changes to the Rules of Procedure which will, inter alia, establish an obligation on Committee Chairs, Rapporteurs and Shadow Rapporteurs to publish online all scheduled meetings with lobbyists falling under the scope of the Transparency Register.

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.

Seán Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Mairead McGuinness MEP (European Parliament)