Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Lobbying Organisation Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Date published 21 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Charities Act 2009

Intended results Amendments/Reform to the Charities Act 2009 Highlight issues with gambling legislation, party financing and charitable status

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity 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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

Email correspondence with Minister of State Joe O'Brien and Minister of State James Browne in December 2021

Virtual Meeting (1)

Virtual meeting with Joe O'Brien, Minister of State on 5 October 2021

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.

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

James Browne Minister of State (Department of Justice)