Committee Stage Current 33rd Dáil 49/2020
Regulation of Lobbying (Post-Term Employment as Lobbyist) Bill 2020
- Sponsor
- Ged Nash
- Introduced
- 3 Nov 2020
- Last updated
- 2 May 2025
Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Restricts when former politicians and public officials can work as lobbyists after leaving office by amending the 2015 lobbying law.
- Adds new rules to prevent recent former office-holders from immediately switching to lobbying roles that could exploit their connections.
- Creates 'cooling-off' periods or post-term employment restrictions; specific duration and coverage details not provided in bill title.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 33rd Dáil3 Nov 2020
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil3 Nov 2020
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil1 May 2025