Press release
Number of registrants and returns on lobbying register continues to grow
From Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
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From Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
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Regulation of Lobbying – Second Return Date tomorrow (21 May 2016).
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, today (20 May 2016) welcomed the continuing high level of compliance with Ireland’s Register of Lobbying.
The purpose of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 was to deliver appropriate transparency on ‘who is contacting whom about what’ and this was achieved by the establishment of a web based register of lobbying activity.
Lobbyists are obliged to register their second returns under the Act by tomorrow (21 May 2018), showing any lobbying activity that took place from 1 January to 30 April 2016.
Minister Donohoe said:
"I am delighted that there are over 1,290 registrants and over 3,600 returns on the lobbying register.
"I am also pleased to see that the cultural shift required to ensure successful implementation of regulation in this area is ongoing, with the number of registrants and returns increasing.
"Communication between the political systems, public service and all sectors of society will be supported and strengthened by this register leading to better informed policy and decision making."
ENDS
Full details of the lobbying registrations and returns are available at www.lobbying.ie