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Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015
From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
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From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
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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:
The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has four Working Groups operating under the Transparency Code, namely the Early Years Forum, the Labour Employer Economic Forum, the LGBTI+ National Inclusion Strategy Committee and the Funding Model Expert Group.
The department's Designated Public Officials are set out below.
| Mr. Tom Sheppard | Special Adviser to Minister O'Gorman - Minister's Press Adviser |
| Mr. Eoin Wilson | Special Adviser to Minister O'Gorman - Adviser on policy matters |
| Mr. Noel Byrne | Special Adviser to Minister of State Rabbitte |
| Anne-Marie McNally | Special Adviser to Minister of State O'Brien |