World Rugby

Lobbying Organisation World Rugby

Date published 06 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the drafting implementing legislation, the Irish Data Protection Bill 2018, give rise to certain potential implications for sporting organisations with respect to anti-doping and other sporting integrity activities. Our communications intended to highlight these potential implications and explore options for addressing such implications

Intended results Request Government to consider potential legislative amendments to address potential implications of GDPR for anti-doping and other sporting integrity activities

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Alistair Maclean

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.

Letter (2-5)

Letter to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport dated 3 May 2018, copying S/Gen of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, S/Gen of the Department of Justice and Equality and the Data Protection Commissioner, regarding potential implications of GDPR and Irish implementing legislation for anti-doping and other sporting integrity activities. Follow-up letter to same addressee list attaching draft regulations that World Rugby is suggesting should be made under the new Data Protection Act to provide a clear statutory framework for anti-doping and other sporting integrity activities carried out in the substantial public interest.

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.

Graham Doyle Secretary General (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Helen Dixon Data Protection Commissioner (The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner)

Shane Ross Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Noel Waters Secretary General (Department of Justice and Equality)