Protocol to restrict lobbyists’ access to Leinster House

LOBBYISTS’ access to Leinster House will be curtailed when the Dáil and Seanad resume at the end of September.

TDs and senators have been issued with a protocol which will effectively restrict the activities of lobby groups in the building.

Leinster House authorities want to put an end to large groups of lobbyists coming into the building and ‘door-stepping’ members on a particular issue. The lobbyists are typically invited in by the TDs and senators.