Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage

2023-04-26 Lost Seanad Éireann Division Amendment put:

6Tá

24Níl

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The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 16: “The code of conduct to protect the public interest from fossil fuel lobbying 16A. The lobbying sector is alive and well in the fossil fuel industry.

Amendment No. 4 proposes to introduce a new code of conduct to protect the public interest from fossil fuel lobbying. Under section 16 of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015, the Standards in Public Office Commission may produce a code of conduct for persons carrying on lobbying activities "with a view to promoting high professional standards and good practice".

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Tellers

Tellers: Tá, Senators Lynn Boylan and Alice-Mary Higgins; Níl, Senators Robbie Gallagher and Regina Doherty.

Tá

IND Independent 3
SF Sinn Féin 2
LAB Labour 1

IND Alice-Mary Higgins National University of Ireland

IND Frances Black Industrial and Commercial Panel

IND Sharon Keogan Industrial and Commercial Panel

SF Lynn Boylan Agricultural Panel

SF Niall Ó Donnghaile Administrative Panel

LAB Mark Wall Industrial and Commercial Panel

Níl

FF Fianna Fáil 11
FG Fine Gael 11
GP Green Party 2

FF Denis O'Donovan Agricultural Panel

FF Diarmuid Wilson Administrative Panel

FF Gerry Horkan Industrial and Commercial Panel

FF Lorraine Clifford-Lee Nominated by the Taoiseach

FF Malcolm Byrne Cultural and Educational Panel

FF Mary Fitzpatrick Nominated by the Taoiseach

FF Ned O'Sullivan Labour Panel

FF Ollie Crowe Industrial and Commercial Panel

FF Pat Casey Labour Panel

FF Robbie Gallagher Labour Panel

FF Timmy Dooley Nominated by the Taoiseach

FG Aisling Dolan Nominated by the Taoiseach

FG Emer Currie Nominated by the Taoiseach

FG Garret Ahearn Administrative Panel

FG John Cummins Labour Panel

FG Maria Byrne Agricultural Panel

FG Martin Conway Administrative Panel

FG Mary Seery Kearney Nominated by the Taoiseach

FG Paddy Burke Agricultural Panel

FG Regina Doherty Nominated by the Taoiseach

FG Seán Kyne Cultural and Educational Panel

FG Tim Lombard Agricultural Panel

GP Pippa Hackett Agricultural Panel

GP Vincent P. Martin Nominated by the Taoiseach

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