Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Date published 05 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Pending XL Bully ban

Intended results Improvement of animal welfare on the XL Bully ban

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr. Cyril Sullivan, CEO ISPCA

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting on July 10th at Leinster House with Minister Humphrey's regarding dog control and animal welfare, specific to the XL Bully ban.

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.

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)