Overwatch Report

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] CJEU Judgements Against Ireland and Associated Costs

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Ireland's Contribution to Council of Europe Budget

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] An Garda Siochana (Recording Devices) Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Invitation email to briefing event sent to all TDs and Senators on 10 May 2023\n\nReminder Email sent on 17 May 2023.'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eileen Flynn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 46 more

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[EU Affairs] Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse (Chat Control)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 1 more

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Police Powers Bill and Inspection of Places of Detention Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Rachel Woods', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Defamation Act Reform

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Niamh Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 7 more

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] ICCL 2024 Pre-Budget Submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email containing budget asks sent to all TDs and Senators on 11 July 2023 and again on 28 August 2023.'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Data Protection Rights

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Fintan Warfield', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 13 more

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2023

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marie Sherlock', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[EU Affairs] Artificial Intelligence Act

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Memorial to Savita Halappanavar

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Caroline Conroy', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Local Government] Parts IV & V of the Electoral Reform Act (2022)

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] ICCL Stand at Green Party Annual Conference 2023

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] ICCL Winter Newsletter

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Email containing details of ICCL's policy positions on digital rights, policing surveillance, hate crime, FRT and protest policing."} {'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Printed newsletter containing ICCL's policy positions on digital rights, policing surveillance, hate crime, FRT and protest policing."}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Communications] Briefing Note on Disinformation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Niamh Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Chris Andrews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Cannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Peter Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Griffin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Policing Security and Community Safety Bill Amendments

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': "An email with an attachment setting out ICCL's amendments and highlighting a potential issue with a government amendment on the governance of GSOC sent in October and December."} {'name': 'Social Media All Senators', 'role': 'Social Media messages/threads (on Twitter/X) directed at all Senators sent in September and October'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Gavan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Niall Ó Donnghaile', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 1 more

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Health] The O'Shea Review of Abortion Care

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gino Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Justice Legislation Scheduling in the Seanad

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Sallins Case Public Inquiry

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Meeting with Fianna Fáil

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Eugene Murphy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Family Reunification Policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Social Media All Senators', 'role': 'Social media post (on Twitter/X) directed at all members of the Seanad in September.'} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Email to all Senators with briefing document attached sent in September.'} {'name': 'Dermot Woods', 'role': 'Director (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[EU Affairs] EU Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 8 more

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paul Gavan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Fintan Warfield', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Niall Ó Donnghaile', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paul Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 15 more

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] An Garda Síochána Immigration Checks

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] National Action Plan Against Racism

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Implementing the Report of the Commission on the Future of Policing

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[Trade] Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Act

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

September–December

[EU Affairs] Social Media Rules and Draft Code of Coimisiún na Meán

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

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