Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Lobbying Organisation Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Date published 20 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Importance of Free Civic Space

Intended results To ensure that Ministers are cognisant of the impact that inappropriate commentary on the operation of civil society groups has on fundamental democratic freedoms.

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 (6-10)

Email with letter attached sent to Minister Helen McEntee, Secretary General Department of Justice, Minister Simon Coveney, Secretary General Department of Foreign Affairs, Minister Roderic O'Gorman, Secretary General Department of Children, Minister Joe O'Brien, Secretary General Department of Rural and Community Development in February 2022.

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.

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

Oonagh McPhillips Secretary General (Department of Justice)

Niall Burgess Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

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

Fergal Lynch Secretary General (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Kevin McCarthy Secretary General (Department of Rural and Community Development)