Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015

The Lobbying Act 2015 states that government bodies publish a list of designated public officials. The designated public officials for the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE) are:

Minister's Office	Eamon Ryan John McDonald Paul Kenny Margaret Ward	Minister Special Adviser Special Adviser Special Adviser
Secretary General	Mark Griffin
Assistant Secretaries	Ciarán Ó hÓbáin	Communications Division
	Philip Nugent	Natural Resources and Waste
	Matthew Collins	Energy Division
	Patricia Cronin	Corporate Services
	Brian Carroll	Climate Action and Environment
Technical	Clare Morgan	Head of Technical Section, Petroleum Affairs

Details of Designated Public Officials for the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE) are also available at www.lobbying.ie. In accordance with the Lobbying Act 2015, DCCAE is subject to the Transparency Code, prepared and published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

The Transparency Code sets out how certain types of working groups, committees, ministerial advisory groups, and task forces may conduct their activities in a transparent way. The Code requires such groups to make information available on the public body's website in relation to the work of the group, including group members, terms of reference, agendas, and meeting minutes. Below are links to DCCAE working groups that are subject to the Transparency Code.

Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce

Retail Action Group

National Advisory Council for Online Safety (NACOS)