First Review of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe T.D., published the Report on the First Review of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 on 2 May 2017. In response to the Public consultation process a total of 31 submissions were received from different sectors of society. The submissions received were broadly in favour and supportive of the legislation.
The list of submissions received from interested parties as part of the Department’s first review of the operation of the Act is below. Each submission can be viewed by clicking on the organisation’s name.
The report sets out the purpose of the Act, the approach taken in the review, the international perspective, the findings in terms of an overview of the submissions giving the issues raised and responses, and it recommends a number of administrative actions.
The next review, due to take place at the end of 2019, will provide further opportunity for evaluation to take place.
Report on the First Review of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015
List of submissions received
Alcohol Health Alliance Ireland
Association of Irish Local Government
Banking and Payments Federation Ireland
Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
County and City Management Association
An Individual from the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Department of Education and Skills
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Department of Justice and Equality
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Dublin Institute of Technology
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
IFA (Irish Farmers Association)
IMO (Irish Medical Association)
IPI (Irish Planning Institute)
John Hogan, Raj chari, Gary Murphy and Michele Crepaz
PRCA (Public Relations Consultants Association of Ireland)
PRII (Public Relations Institute of Ireland)
Standards in Public Office Commission
TASC (Think Tank for Action on Social Change)
To see information on the consultation process to date, please see here.

