Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

General Scheme of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion

Ms Elaine Cassidy:

I do not want to sound like a broken record. The criminal sanctions would be number one. The commission has not placed an order of priority on these. Mr. Devitt spoke earlier about extending the definition to persons with a significant involvement beyond the situation for the person who is only banned from dealing with his or her own Department, for example. I believe that is also an important one. Those two would stand out.

The Deputy also asked about the access paths. The commission has not expressed a view on that to date. It is a matter for the Houses of the Oireachtas.

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