Overwatch Report

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

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

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Muiris O’Connor', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Health] Response to Covid-19 Pandemic

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Tony Holohan', 'role': 'Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Martin Fraser', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Health] Covid-19 Oversight Committee

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Fraser', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Moira Refugee Camp Fire

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Justice and Human Rights Priorities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Oonagh McPhillips', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Gino Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Local Government] Electoral Amendment (Civil Society Freedom) Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Emails sent to all senators calling for support of Electoral Civil Society Freedom Amendment Bill sent on 21 Oct 2020 and 22 Oct 2020.'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Brexit and Human Rights

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Vincent P Martin', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Health] Renewal of Covid-19 Emergency Legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email sent to all Oireachtas members on 20 Oct 2020 and 21 Oct 2020.'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Facial Recognition at National Children's Hospital

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Policing of Protests

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Protection of End to End Encryption

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': 'Email sent to MEPs on 19 Nov 2020.'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Local Government] Charities Act 2009

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] UN Security Council

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sonja Hyland', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Matters Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Submission All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Submission sent to all Oireachtas members on 24 Nov 2020.'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Oonagh McPhillips', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR)

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Communications] Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Health] Health Passports & ROQU Group

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Health] Administrative System for Covid-19 Vaccinations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Muiris O’Connor', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] UN Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Data Protection Commission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Local Government] Amendments to Charities Act 2009

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Coronal Court System in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Bulk email invitation to event sent to all Oireachtas Members.'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Michael Flahive', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

January–April

[Social Protection] Public Services Card (PSC)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'} {'name': 'Catherine Ardagh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Willie O'Dea", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gerald Nash', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Ray Butler', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 6 more

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

January–April

[Local Government] Electoral Act - Civil Society Freedom

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Gerard Craughwell', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Joan Freeman', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Pádraig Ó Céidigh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Victor Boyhan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 11 more

The Wheel

May–August

[Community] Attendance at the launch of Senator Lynne Ruane's Bill on reform of the Electoral Acts, as part of the Coalition for Civil Society Freedom, led by Amnesty Ireland and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Implementation of Victims Rights Act

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Local Government] Electoral Reform - Establishment of Electoral Commission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Andrew Munro', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Adoption Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Email sent to all Senators on 19/06/2019 recommending amendments to an adoption Bill.'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Inquiry into Sallins Train Robbery Case

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jonathan O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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