Amnesty International Ireland (Amnesty International Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Amnesty International Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Joint NGO meeting with Minister of State Malcolm Noonan re Electoral Act's severe funding restrictions on CSOs' advocacy activities

Intended results See amendment of the relevant provisions of Electoral Act via the Electoral Reform Bill 2022 in order to respect CSOs' rights to freedom of association and expression

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fiona Crowley

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Joint NGO meeting (representatives of Coalition for Civil Society Freedom) with the Minister of State and officials from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Email (2-5)

Emails to set up the meeting

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.

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