Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015

The Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 provides that the Standards in Public Office Commission will establish and maintain an online register of lobbying activity.

The purpose of the register is to make information available to the public on the identity of those communicating with designated public officials on specific policy, legislative matters or prospective decisions.

Lobbyists must report on their interactions with the Designated Public Officials.

Section 6(4) of the Act requires each public body to publish a list of designated public officials of the body.

The purpose of the list is twofold:

• to allow members of the public to identify those persons who are designated public officials
• to act as a resource for lobbyists filing a return to the Register who may need to source a designated public official’s details

The Department of Health's Designated Public Officials are set out below.

Vacancy

The purpose of the Transparency Code is to ensure that Designated Public Officials understand how the system works and how they can support the effective implementation of the legislation.

While Designated Public Officials are not the focus of the rules regarding the registration and reporting of lobbying, any relevant communication with a Designated Public Official must be reported by the lobbyists in accordance with the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015.

The Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 does not seek to capture and register interactions within groups, such as task forces and working groups as lobbying communications, where appropriate transparency arrangements are in place. The Transparency Code outlines the groups to which these arrangements apply, and the transparency arrangements themselves.

In line with the principles of openness and transparency, the following group operates under the guidelines set out in the Transparency Code. This means that the group's membership, work programme, and the minutes and agendas of all meetings are published here on this website.

The Taskforce for Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix – (Phases 1, 2 and 3)

Taskforce Policy Groups - Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix

National Healthcare Quality Reporting System Governance Committee

National Healthcare Quality Reporting System Reports

National Clinical Effectiveness Committee

National Clinical Effectiveness Committee

Independent Patient Safety Council

The Independent Patient Safety Council

Sláintecare Programme Board

Sláintecare Programme Board

The Women’s Health Taskforce

Women's Health Taskforce

National Rare Disease Steering Group

Minutes and agendas from meetings of the National Rare Disease Steering Group

Diabetes Policy & Services Review Steering Group

Diabetes Policy and Services Review Steering Group-

National Taskforce on NCHD Workforce

The National Interdepartmental AMR Consultative Committee

National Interdepartmental AMR Consultative Committee Meetings

Steering Group for the Strategic Review of General Practice

Steering Group for the Strategic Review of General Practice

Department of Health/CSO Health Data Liaison Group

Department of Health/CSO Health Data Liaison Group

Connecting for Life: Cross Sectoral Steering Group

Connecting for Life: Ireland’s National Strategy to Reduce Suicide 2015 - 2024

Paediatric Spinal Taskforce

Patient Safety Surveillance & Performance

Commission on Care for Older People

Commission on Care for Older People

Folic Acid Steering Group

Folic Acid Steering Group

National Clinical Trials Oversight Group

National Clinical Trials Oversight Group

HealthData@IE Steering Committee

HealthData@IE Steering Committee