Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Lobbying Organisation Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Date published 20 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Threats to Rule of Law and Civic Space in the EU

Intended results Express concern at deteriorating human rights in a number of EU Members States

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)

Joint letter by ICCL, Amnesty International and Frontline Defenders, sent to Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Brendan Smith, on 21/05/2019 expressing concern at deteriorating human rights in a number of EU Member States

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.

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)