IMPACT has submitted its returns to the Lobby Register covering the period from 1st May to 31st August 2016. Lobbying organisations are required to publish their returns no later than 21 days after the end of the relevant reporting period.

The Regulation of Lobbying Act was signed into law last year and commenced on 1st September 2015.

The purpose of the Act is to provide for a web-based Register of Lobbying to make information available to the public on the identity of those communicating with designated public officials on specific policy, legislative matters or prospective decisions.

IMPACT has made a total of 42 returns this year, with ten of these returns relating to activity during the most recent reporting period. The returns deal with a wide range of issues, including JobBridge, pay in the community and voluntary sector, staffing of the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) and shared library services.

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