Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Lobbying Organisation Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Date published 20 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Disinformation and Recommender Systems on Digital Platforms

Intended results Request a briefing on disinformation and digital platforms. Request that Government consider the role of GDPR Article 9 protections of special categories of personal data in the problem of toxic algorithms

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Johnny Ryan

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.

Informal communication (2-5)

Messages to Barry Ward TD and Cliona Doyle, Special Adviser Department of Justice in August 2024.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Roderic O'Gorman TD and Patrick Costello TD on 28 August 2024.

Email (2-5)

Email correspondence with Sarah Bardon and Joanne Lonergan (Dept of the Taoiseach) in August 2024.

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.

Cliona Doyle Special Advisor (Department of Justice)

Barry Ward Senator (Seanad)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sarah Bardon Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Joanne Lonergan Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)