Overwatch Report

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Local Authorities Tax Clearance Procedures

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Solicitor's undertaking in Admiralty Proceedings (Ship's Arrest)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Noel Rubotham', 'role': 'Head of Directorate (The Courts Service)'}

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Proposals for amendments to the Mediation Bill 2017

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Recommendations and proposals for amendments to the Bail (Amendment) Bill 2017

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Budgetary matters] Law Society of Ireland Pre-Budget Submission 2017

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': "Mary Mitchell O'Connor", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Recommendations and proposals for amendments to the Parole Bill 2016

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Flahive', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Operation and proposed changes to the conditions for Section 481 Tax Relief (Taxes Consolidation Acts 1997) for TV and Film productions.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Recommendations and proposals for amendments to the Revised General Scheme of the Criminal Procedures Bill. Technical observations and views were provided on the following Heads:

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Transposition of EU Directive 2016/943 - Trade Secrets Directive

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Mary Mitchell O'Connor", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Submission in response to the General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Money laundering and terrorist financing) Amendment Bill 2016

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Submission on the General Scheme of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2016

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Finance] Recommendations and proposal for amendements to the Department of Jobs & Enterprise consultation on the EU Commission proposal for a Directive on Insolvency, Debt, Restructuring and Second Chance

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Mary Mitchell O'Connor", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Proposal for reform of the administration of oaths in judicial proceedings

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Recommendations for necessary amendments to the existing statutory provisions to comply with the ratification of the UNCRPD

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Finance] Participation in the Revenue Commissioner's Tax Administration Liaison Committee (TALC) - various updates sought and views shared.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Declan Rigney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Recommendations and proposed amendments to the Mediation Bill 2017

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mick Wallace', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Further submissions on the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015; relating to Part 6; Wards of Court

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Frances Spillane', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Finian McGrath', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Employment] Meeting with Workplace Relations Commission (WRC)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Kelly', 'role': 'Director General (The Workplace Relations Commission)'}

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Submission and recommendations for amendments to the Domestic Violence Bill 2017

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Niall Ó Donnghaile', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Martin Conway', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lorraine Clifford-Lee', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Frances Black', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Ken O'Leary", 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'} + 8 more

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Three submissions to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Law Society of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Support sought for the European Convention on the Profession of Lawyer. The Society corresponded with certain members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, in advance of its consideration of the Convention at its January 2018 meeting.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Joe O'Reilly", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Maura Hopkins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Law Society of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Submission on the Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Conan McKenna', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Law Society of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Second Law Society submission to the Parole Bill 2016

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Flahive', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'James Martin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Law Society of Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Submission to CRO seeking clarification on some aspects of its policy relating to the exemption from use of company type as part of company name.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maureen O’Sullivan', 'role': 'Registrar of Companies (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Law Society of Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Submission to CRO regarding the registration of satisfaction of charges and registration of changes of charge holders.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maureen O’Sullivan', 'role': 'Registrar of Companies (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Law Society of Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Submission to the public consultation on the merger provisions of the Competition Act 2002

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Breda Power', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Law Society of Ireland

September–December

[Finance] Participation in the Revenue Commissioner's Tax Administration Liaison Committee (TALC) - various updates sought and views shared.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Declan Rigney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Law Society of Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Finance Bill 2017

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Law Society of Ireland

September–December

[Housing] Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs