Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015

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DESIGNATED PUBLIC OFFICIALS

Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015

The Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 came into effect on 1^st September 2015. It provides that certain people who are carrying on lobbying activities must register with the Standards in Public Office Commission and must provide information about their lobbying activities. The Register of Lobbying is maintained by the Standards in Public Office Commission and will be publicly accessible at www.lobbying.ie

The Register of Lobbying includes information about:

Who is lobbying
On whose behalf is lobbying being carried out
The issues involved in the lobbying
What is the intended result of the lobbying
Who is being lobbied

Designated Public Officials:

The person being lobbied is a designated public official. They include:

Ministers and Ministers of State
Members of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann
MEP’s for constituencies in this State
Members of Local Authorities
Special Advisers appointed under Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act
Secretaries General and Assistant Secretaries in the Civil Service
Chief Executive Officers and Directors of Services in Local Authorities

Designated Public Officials of Laois County Council

Section 6 (4) of the above Act requires each public body to publish a list showing the name, grade and brief details of the role and responsibilities of each “Designated Public Official” 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.

The designated public officials of Laois County Council are the Elected Members (Councillors) and the Chief Executive and Directors of Services. The following are details of same:

Chief Executive and Directors of Services

NAME	ORGANISATION	GRADE	ROLE(S) OR AREA(S) OF RESPONSIBILITY
Mr. Simon Walton	Laois County Council	Interim Chief Executive	The role of the Chief Executive of the Council is to ensure that arrangements are put in place to achieve the objectives and policies determined by the elected representatives, and in this regard to manage all resources to enable him to perform these functions. He has ultimate responsibility for ensuring the efficient and effective overall operation of the Local Authority
Mr. Donal Brennan	Laois County Council	Director of Services	Corporate Services, Climate Action, Community, Information Technology
Ms. Angela McEvoy	Laois County Council	Director of Services	Housing, Regeneration, Planning Development & Control, Arts and Heritage.
Mr. Paul McLoughlin	Laois County Council	Acting Director of Services	Roads, Transportation, Environment, Water Services, Emergency Services
Mr. Dermot O’Loughlin	Laois County Council	Head of MyPay	Implementation and delivery of the National Payroll and Superannuation Shared Services Programme
Mr. Gerard Murphy	Laois County Council	Head of Finance	Finance, Economic Development, and Tourism
Ms. Carmel McNicholl	Laois County Council	A/Director of Services	Ukrainian Response & Integration Supports

The following are the details of the Elected Members of Laois County Council by Municipal District:

NAME	MUNICIPAL DISTRICT
Cllr. Paddy Bracken	Borris in Ossory – Mountmellick Municipal District
Cllr. Conor Bergin
Cllr. James Kelly
Cllr. John King
Cllr. Seamus McDonald
Cllr. Ollie Clooney

Cllr. Ben Brennan	Graiguecullen – Portarlington Municipal District
Cllr. Padraig Fleming
Cllr. Paschal McEvoy
Cllr. Aisling Moran
Cllr. Vivienne Phelan
Cllr. Aidan Mullins

Cllr. William Aird	Portlaoise Municipal District
Cllr. Caroline Dwane Stanley
Cllr. John Joe Fennelly
Cllr. Barry Walsh
Cllr. Tommy Mulligan
Cllr. Catherine Fitzgerald
Cllr. Marie Tuohy

Further information, including contact details are available by clicking on the following links:

Further information in relation to the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 is available from www.lobbying.ie