Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Lobbying Organisation Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Date published 21 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Magdalene Laundries

Intended results Advocate and inform for a PQ or other inquiry into the administration of the Magdalene ex gratia scheme. Share ideas regarding memorialisation at the Sean McDermott Street site.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Maeve O'Rourke

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)

Emails to TD Catherine Connolly advocating for and informing a Parliamentary Question or other inquiry into the administration of the Magdalene ex gratia scheme.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Dublin City Councillor Frank Kennedy to share ideas in regards to memorialisation at Sean McDermott Street.

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 Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frank Kennedy Councillor (Dublin City Council)