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Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Mother and Baby Homes

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Email sent to all TDs on 22 November 2021.'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Real-Time Bidding Data Breach

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Oonagh McPhillips', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Department of Justice: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Doncha O’Sullivan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Procedural Rights in Police Custody Event

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Miscarriage of Justice in Sallins Case

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Justice for Undocumented

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) Legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Department of Justice Policy Priorities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patrick Cluskey', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Justice)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

January–April

[Health] HSE Covid-19 Contact Tracing and Symptom Tracking App

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McNamara', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Frances Black', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'John Dolan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Colette Kelleher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 3 more

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

January–April

[Social Protection] Public Services Card

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'ICCL letter emailed to all Oireachtas memebers.'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

January–April

[Justice and Equality] European Arrest Warrants

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helena Kiely', 'role': 'Chief Prosecution Solicitor (The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Direct Provision

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'} + 8 more

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

January–April

[Health] Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Submission All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Submission sent to all Oireachtas Members calling to have human rights standards better reflected in the legislation and a sunset clause.'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

January–April

[Health] Establishment of Safe Zones

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email tool used which enabled grassroots campaigners to email their TD and/or Senator.'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Harty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Covid-19 Emergency Regulations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email tool enabling grassroots campaigners to contact their local TD and/or Senator.'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Oonagh McPhillips', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Elizabeth Canavan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} + 2 more

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Party Manifestos

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email tool used to enable grassroots campaigners directly contact their local TD and/or Senator.'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Data Protection Enforcement

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Maurice Quinlivan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Community] Reform of Electoral Acts

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Malcom Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Community] Charities Act

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Programme for Government: Human Rights Commitments

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Letter sent to all Government TDs and Ministers (to all Green Party, Fianna Fáil & Fine Gael TDs) highlighting specific commitments in Programme for Government & our submission to negotiating parties'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Health] HSE Covid-19 Contact Tracing and Symptom Tracking App

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email containing pre-launch report card on the Covid Tracker app sent to every TD and Senator'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 15 more

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Covid-19 Emergency Regulations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email tool enabling grassroots campaigners to contact their local TD and/or Senator.'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 15 more

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Direct Provision

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Social Protection] Public Services Card

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Human Rights Policy Priorities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Policing Powers Legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Use of Spit Hoods by An Garda Síochána

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Amnesty International Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Joint letter with Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) to Garda Commissioner re ongoing deployment of spit hoods by An Garda Síochána in the context of COVID-19 infection and transmission,

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Oonagh McPhillips', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Letter to Garda Commissioner Re Spit Hoods

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Oonagh McPhillips', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs