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International Trends in Lobbying Regulation: Lessons Learned for Ireland

  • Date: Monday 13 December 2010 from 9.00am to 5.00pm

  • Venue: European Parliament Offices, 43 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2

The role of lobby groups in contemporary politics is controversial. This one day Policy Institute conference examined how lobby groups are formally regulated internationally and the lessons that could be learned for Ireland. The programme included keynote talks from leading lobbying experts from business, academic and administrative backgrounds.

conference speakersThe conference was organised by Dr Raj Chari (Trinity College Dublin), Dr Gary Murphy (Dublin City University) and Dr John Hogan (DIT) who have recently published a book titled Regulating Lobbying: A Global Comparison. For more information please visit www.regulatelobbying.com

Programme

9.00 to 9.30 Registration and Coffee
Morning Session Chair: Prof Patrick Paul Walsh - Head of School, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin
9.30 to 10.00 Welcome of Delegates
10.00 to 11.00 Dr Gary Murphy - Associate Professor in Government, Dublin City University and Dr Raj Chari - Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Trinity College Dublin
  • Regulating Lobbying: A Global Comparison
11.00 to 11.30 Coffee Break
11.30 to 12.30

Prof Frank Baumgartner - Richard J. Richardson Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina, USA

  • Lobbying in Washington DC
12.30 to 1.30

Mrs Lynn Morrison - Integrity Commissioner of Ontario and Lobbyist Registrar of Ontario, Canada

  • Shining Light on the Lobby: An Overview of Ontario's Lobbyists Registry
1.30 to 2.30 Lunch
Afternoon Session Chair: Dr. Peter Brennan, Managing Director, EPS Consulting Ltd
2.30 to 3.30

Ms Lucy Cronin - Partner, Policy Action (Brussels and Dublin)

  • Lobbying in Ireland: How does it measure up?
3.30 to 4.30

Dr Stephen Stacey - General Manager, European and Government Affairs, Toyota Motor Europe

  • The EU's register of lobbyists: why and how a company was ‘named and famed’

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