Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Lobbying Organisation Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Date published 20 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Electoral Reform Bill 2022

Intended results Seeking information on when the Electoral Reform Bill (2022) will be published. That Minister Coveney would make representations to Government on the Electoral Reform Bill Share ICCL's views and concerns on forthcoming legislation. Seek timeline for the commencement of Committee Stage for the Bill. Suggest amendments to the legislation.

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

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Newsletter sent to all Oireachtas Members suggesting amendments to Electoral Reform Bill.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (21-30)

Emails to Diarmuid O'Leary (PO Department of Housing) , Minister Simon Coveney TD, Members of the Housing Committee, and a number of other TDs and Senators in February, March and April 2022.

Meeting (6-10)

Meetings in Leinster House with Senator Victor Boyhan, Cian O'Callaghan TD, Rep from the office of Paul McAuliffe TD, Senator Alice Mary Higgins, Jim O'Callaghan TD and James Lawless TD in April 2022.

Phone call (2-5)

Phone calls with Catherine Connolly TD and Thomas Pringle TD in April 2022 Voicemail left with Paul McAuliffe TD in April 2022

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.

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Malcolm Noonan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Kevin Dillon Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Francis Noel Duffy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Flaherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Gould TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Higgins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Steven Matthews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard O'Donoghue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Victor Boyhan Senator (Seanad)

John Cummins Senator (Seanad)

Mary Fitzpatrick Senator (Seanad)

Rebecca Moynihan Senator (Seanad)

Mary Seery Kearney Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)