Transparency International Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Transparency International Ireland

Date published 20 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details John Devitt called for the enactment of the Public Sector Standards Bill 2015. This reiterated TI Ireland's call in its submission to the Minister during the public consultation on the Framework on Ethics in Public Life in January 2022.

Intended results The restoration of the Public Sector Standards Bill 2015 to the Order Paper of Dáil and Seanad Éireann.

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.

Social Media (1)

On 23 March, John Devitt sent a tweet stating that the Public Sector Standards Bill 2015 should be restored. https://twitter.com/jkdevitt/status/1506763056398974980. TI Ireland's submission in response to the call for public submissions on the Framework on Ethics in Public Life is available at https://www.transparency.ie/resources/submissions/2022-Submission-Reform-Ethics-Framework

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.

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mairéad Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)