The Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 is designed to provide information to the public about who is lobbying whom about what. The Standards in Public Office Commission has established an online Register of Lobbying. 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:
- To allow members of the public identify those persons who are designated public officials; and
- As a resource for lobbyists filing a return to the Register who may need to source a designated public official’s details.
Further information regarding the legislation and further guidance on the Act is available on the Register of Lobbying website at www.lobbying.ie. Information may also be obtained by contacting the Standards in Public Office Commission at info@lobbying.ie or at 01-6395722.
Designated public officials
The following public servants employed by the Houses of the Oireachtas Service are prescribed as designated public officials for the purposes of section 6(1)(f) of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015.
Name |
Organisation |
Grade |
Role |
| Peter Finnegan | Houses of the Oireachtas Service | Clerk of the Dáil and Secretary General |
There are two aspects to the role:
|
| Michael Errity | Houses of the Oireachtas Service | Deputy Secretary General |
Chief Operations Officer |
| Annette Connolly | Houses of the Oireachtas Service | Assistant Secretary | Director of the Parliamentary Budget Office and Head of Parliamentary Information & Research Services |
| Elaine Gunn | Houses of the Oireachtas Service | Assistant Secretary |
Head of Parliamentary Services & Clerk-Assistant of Dáil Éireann’ |
| Mellissa English | Houses of the Oireachtas Service | Assistant Secretary |
Chief Parliamentary Legal Adviser |
Members of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann
Members of the Dáil and the Seanad are designated public officials for the purposes of section 6(1)(b) of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015.
Last updated: 27 October 2020