Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Lobbying Organisation Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Date published 16 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details ICCL Policy Priorities

Intended results Secure meeting to discuss ICCL's priority areas in defamation, policing, legacy cases and drug reform.

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 Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan and Gary Gannon TD in January and February 2025.

Informal communication (1)

Information communication with Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan in January 2025.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Gary Gannon TD in February 2025.

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.

Jim O'Callaghan Minister (Department of Justice)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)