Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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632. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if under the lobbyist register it is expected that calls from lobbyists are recorded; if this is the practice in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17994/18]

Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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The Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 requires a person carrying out lobbying activities to register and submit returns of such activity. The obligation to register and submit returns rests with the person lobbying, not the Designated Public Official. The returns register is publicly available to view and records relevant communication between a registered person and a Designated Public Official.

There is no obligation or facility under the Regulation of Lobbying Act for Designated Public Officials to record calls from lobbyists.