Lobbying laws a positive step

It is time to introduce lobbying regulation in Ireland, writes Gary Murphy

‘IT IS a concern that one of the legacies of the economic and political events of the past few years has been a significant loss of trust in Government, in politics and in the institutions of the State.”

So said Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Brendan Howlin when opening a conference examining the Government’s regulation of lobbying policy proposals at Farmleigh yesterday.