TASC - Think Tank for Action on Social Change

Lobbying Organisation TASC - Think Tank for Action on Social Change

Date published 19 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details Record creation and record-keeping in public bodies

Intended results To raise awareness of the need for reforms to end the culture of oral government, including the introduction of a new statutory duty for public bodies to create and maintain full and accurate records of their activities, along with measures to ensure adequate oversight and enforcement. The TASC policy brief on this topic, Setting the record straight: record keeping for good governance, is available for download here: http://www.tasc.ie/publications/policy-brief-setting-the-record-straight/

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity David Begg

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 (11-20)

A hard copy of the TASC policy brief, with a cover letter, was posted to the DPOs listed below.

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.

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shortall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Burton Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Enda Kenny Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Micheál Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gerry Adams TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Howlin Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Susan O'Keeffe Senator (Seanad)

Marc MacSharry Senator (Seanad)

Sean D. Barrett Senator (Seanad)

Michael D'Arcy Senator (Seanad)

John Paul Phelan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoghan Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)