CyberSafeIreland

Lobbying Organisation CyberSafeIreland

Date published 13 Aug, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details CyberSafeIreland has provided internet safety policy suggestions for the various party election manifestos in advance of the next election

Intended results Influencing policy direction to include online safety measures for children, parents and schools in the next programme for Government

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Alex Cooney

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 (6-10)

I sent out a number of email communications in the month of July to party representatives and policy advisers

Meeting (1)

I had follow-up meetings with Deputy Anne Rabbitte, Fianna Fail

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.

Patrick Cluskey Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik Senator (Seanad)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)