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Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015
From Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
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From Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
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The Lobbying Act 2015 states that government bodies publish a list of designated public officials.
The designated public officials for the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) are as follows.
| Eamon Ryan | Minister | |
| John McDonald | Special Adviser | |
| Paul Kenny | Special Adviser | |
| Edel Hackett | Special Adviser |
| Hilegarde Naughton | Minister of State | |
| Denise Duffy | Special Adviser | |
| Paul Melia | Special Adviser | |
| Ossian Smyth | Minister of State |
Mark Griffin
| Ciarán Ó hÓbáin | Communications |
| Philip Nugent | Natural Resources and Waste |
| Matthew Collins | Energy |
| Barry Quinlan | Energy |
| Paul Bolger | Corporate Services |
| Brian Carroll | Climate Action and Environment |
| Clare Morgan | Head of Technical Section, Geoscience Regulation Office |
Details of Designated Public Officials for the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) are also available at www.lobbying.ie. In accordance with the Lobbying Act 2015, DECC 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 DECC working groups that are subject to the Transparency Code.