Overwatch Report

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Threats to Rule of Law and Civic Space in the EU

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Exclusion Order Under Section 4 of Immigration Act

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Amnesty International Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Joint letter to Chair, Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence, with Irish Council for Civil Liberties and Front Line Defenders re civil society space and rule of law in Europe and globally

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

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

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McDowell', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Social Protection] Public Services Card (PSC)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Amnesty International Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Joint Amnesty and Irish Council for Civil Liberties letter calling for independent public investigation into 1976 Sallins case

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[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)'} {'name': 'Ben Ryan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Information on Brexit Forum on Migration

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Scoping Inquiry on Death of Shane O'Farrell

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Local Government] Reform of Electoral Acts

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Social Protection] Parental Leave and Benefits Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Email sent to all TDs requesting support for proposed amendments to the Parental Leave and Benefits Bill.'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Garda Reform

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Oonagh McPhillips', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Elizabeth Canavan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Gendered Online Harassment

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Peter Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Social Protection] Public Services Card (PSC)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Email sent to all TDs raising concerns about the PSC in light of findings against the card by the Data Protection Commission'} {'name': 'Bobby Aylward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Shane Cassells', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Health] Establishment of Safe Zones

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Grassroots campaigner urged to send emails to Oireachtas members calling on them to demand that the Minister for Health establishes safe zones to allow people to access healthcare in private and with dignity.'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Data Protection Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

January–April

[Health] Deprivation of Liberty

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Spillane', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Hate Crime

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Fintan Warfield', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Magdalene Laundries

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mícheál MacDonncha', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Brendan Kenny', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

January–April

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

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colette Kelleher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

January–April

[Communications] Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency Bill)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Data Protection Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[EU Affairs] Brexit

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Health] Cervical Check / Commission of Investigations Act 2004

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Policing Reform

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Sentencing Guidelines

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Public Services Card

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Willie O'Dea", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Judicial Appointments Commission Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Current Justice Issues

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Electoral Act - Civic Space

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Gaffey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs