CyberSafeIreland

Total Lobbying Efforts: 39

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2026-05-11
14 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Geoghegan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sinéad Gibney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Mythen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Naoise O'Cearúil (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Laura Harmon (Senator), Seanad; Lynn Ruane (Senator), Seanad; Dee Ryan (Senator), Seanad; Gareth Scahill (Senator), Seanad; Noel O'Donovan (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Sharing of our viewpoint regarding the bill and possibly a meeting to discuss same
Methods: Email
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Email to the Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence regarding the general scheme of the regulation of AI bill 2026
2026-05-11
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: A meeting to discuss the above topics
Methods: Email
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Email to Alan Kelly requesting meeting to discuss age verification on adult content
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the general scheme of the regulation of AI bill and a classification framework for digital environments
2026-05-11
2 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: A meeting to discuss the above points
Methods: Email
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Email to Malcolm Byrne and Alan Kelly Email requesting meeting to discuss a risk classification framework for digital environments accessible to children and young people
2026-05-06
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: Niamh Hodnett (Online Safety Commissioner), Coimisiún na Meán
Intent: To discuss/understand the latest European regulatory and policy landscape regarding age verification on pornography, the Grok investigation and the ICM pilot programme
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting between Alex Cooney CEO CyberSafeKids and Niamh Hodnett
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Commissioner at CnaM
2026-05-06
4 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Ciarán Ahern (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To update and raise our concerns regarding online safety for young people with the Labour Party as they formulate their own approach to this topic
Methods: Virtual Meeting
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Meeting with members of the Labour Party to discuss CyberSafeKids' work and priority areas
2026-05-06
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To discuss national legislation regarding age verification with a view to having government consider it and bring it forward
Methods: MeetingEmail
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Met with Deputy Keira Keogh to discuss age verification on adult content and other matters related to online harms to young people
2026-05-06
2 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: To highlight delays in implementing various provisions of the DSA, esp. age verification on adult content and to propose a European classification system for digital spaces accessible to children
Methods: Meeting
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Spoke with a number of Irish MEPs on the topic of online safety of minors as part of a delegation to Brussels organised by European Movement Ireland
2026-05-06
33 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Alison Comyn (Senator), Seanad; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Hayes (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aidan Farrelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Nicholas Gogarty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Ardagh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Grace Boland (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Evanne Ní Chuilinn (Senator), Seanad; Linda Nelson Murray (Senator), Seanad; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fiona O'Loughlin (Senator), Seanad; Johnny Guirke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Brophy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niamh Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad; Ciarán Ahern (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Liam Quaide (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tom Brabazon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad; Joe Cooney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Butler (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patricia Stephenson (Senator), Seanad; Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shay Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel McCarthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mike Kennelly (Senator), Seanad
Intent: The enforcement of EU rules regarding age verification on adult content or the introduction of national legislation requiring the same, the consideration of a risk vs age classification system for online services accessed by young people, and the outlawing of technology which facilitates the generation or hosting of non-consensual intimate imagery
Methods: Event / ReceptionEmail
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We made a presentation in the AV room of Leinster House to elected representatives and their staff regarding the harms young people are exposed to online
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including the harms of pornography
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and why we need better legislation and an enhanced policy approach
2026-01-19
2 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Patrick O'Donovan (Minister of State), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: Raising awareness on the issue of online safety as a public health issue and mental health concern.
Methods: Event / ReceptionMeeting
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We organised a screening of the documentary 'Can't Look Away' for Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and her constituency team as she'd not been able to attend a previous screening event in June. We also met Minister Patrick O'Donovan as part of a Children's Rights Alliance led team in relation to minimum age limits on social media
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gaming and video sharing platforms..
2025-09-10
23 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Jim O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Education; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Máire Devine (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Evanne Ní Chuilinn (Senator), Seanad; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Invitation to documentary film screening
Methods: Email
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Children's online safety