Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Lobbying Organisation Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Date published 20 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details Defamation Reform

Intended results To discuss position on the need for reform of the defamation act and plans to the draft Defamation (Amendment) Bill.

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 (2-5)

Email correspondence with Catherine Murphy TD in February 2023. Email correspondence with Neasa Hourigan TD in March 2023

Virtual Meeting (1)

Virtual Meeting with Catherine Murphy TD in February 2023.

Informal communication (1)

Informal communication with Neasa Hourigan TD at the side of an event in March 2023.

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.

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)