Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 2)
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Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-12-23
Intent: To seek dedicated funding, enhanced advice and support for business to comply with digital regulation.
Details: Balancing growth with digital compliance
Officials: Dr. Des Hogan, Jim O'Callaghan, Dale Sunderland
Methods: Communications to seek dedicated funding, enhanced advice and support for business to comply with digital regulation, and to request meetings. - Email, Meeting with Data Protection Commissioners to discuss proposals for enhanced guidance and support for businesses to comply with digital regulation. - Meeting
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Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-12-23
Intent: To seek additional funding, supports and provisions for businesses, including Budget measures, competitiveness initiatives, AI adoption, Grow Digital Voucher reform, and related public funding.
Details: Funding and supports for digital businesses.
Officials: Peter Burke, Laura Mannion, Jean Carberry, James Lawless, Harry McCann, Dermot Coates, Emer Higgins, Malcolm Byrne, ...
Methods: Multiple email communications regarding proposals, seeking support and requesting meetings to discuss items for inclusion in Budget 2026 relating to competitiveness initiatives, AI adoption, Grow Digital Voucher reform, and related public funding for businesses. - Email, Various meetings with officials to discuss proposals and to seek support for Digital Business Ireland's pre-budget submission, and supports for innovation, education, digital upskilling, and regulatory guidance for businesses. - Meeting
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Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-09-20
Intent: To seek enhanced advice and support for business to comply with digital regulation
Details: Balancing growth with digital compliance
Officials: Alan Kelly, Dale Sunderland, Dr. Des Hogan, Peter Burke, Jim O'Callaghan, Tom Brabazon, Paula Butterly, Catherine Callaghan, ...
Methods: Email, Meeting
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Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-09-20
Intent: To ensure an understanding of business perspectives of AI rdevelopment and egulation at EU level
Details: AI development in Europe
Officials: Alan Kelly, Dale Sunderland, Dr. Des Hogan, Peter Burke, Jim O'Callaghan, Tom Brabazon, Paula Butterly, Catherine Callaghan, ...
Methods: Email, Meeting
Irish Council for Civil Liberties
2025-09-20
Intent: Questions to the Data Protection Commission, concerning their decision on the Public Services Card, that the processing of people's biometric data has been, and is, unlawful, but has been allowed to continue.
Details: Public Services Card
Officials: Dale Sunderland, Dr. Des Hogan
Methods: Letter to Data Protection Commissioners Dale Sunderland and Des Hogan in July 2025. - Letter, Meeting with Des Hogan on 30 July 2025. - Meeting
Irish Council for Civil Liberties
2025-09-20
Intent: Raise concerns regarding the use of the myGovID online identity platform for the HSE Health App initiative and request the Data Protection Commission examine the app.
Details: HSE Health App
Officials: Dale Sunderland, Dr. Des Hogan
Methods: Letter sent to Data Protection Commissioners Dale Sunderland and Des Hogan - Letter
Ibec
2025-09-19
Intent: To get an update on the workstream of Data Protection Commission (DPC) and to engage with members on DPC priorities and workplan
Details: Data Protection Commission (DPC) work programme
Officials: Dale Sunderland
Methods: Email
IAB Ireland
2025-08-28
Intent: Sharing the paper prepared by IAB Europe to reflect the views of national IABs including IAB Ireland on 'pay or consent' as EDPB prepares its guidelines
Details: Shared IAB Europe's feedback paper on EDPB Stakeholder event on 'Pay or Consent'
Officials: Dr. Des Hogan, Dale Sunderland
Methods: Shared the IAB Europe feedback paper via email - Email
National Safeguarding Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: Share information and provide clarity on the areas where the need for guidance on data sharing is most acute.
Details: 1/10/2024 - meeting - Safeguarding Ireland attended as a member of an informal Working Group that has been engaging with DPC about the need for Guidance on Data Sharing and Adult Safeguarding
Officials: Dale Sunderland, Dr. Des Hogan
Methods: DPC's office - specific areas where there is a lack of clarity on where data should and can be shared where an adult at risk may be at harm. - Meeting
Ibec
2025-01-21
Intent: To outline the views of Ibec and Technology Ireland to the Data Protection Commission on data protection matters of importance to business and a request to meet Andrew Munro, Assistant Secretary, Department of Justice regarding data protection and AI issues
Details: Ibec and Technology Ireland meeting with Data Protection Commission and request to meet with Andrew Munro, Assistant Secretary, Department of Justice
Officials: Andrew Munro, Dale Sunderland
Methods: Meeting, Email