See below for additional external resources.

Legislative - Ireland

• Weekly Oireachtas Schedule, Daily Order Papers and Notice of Motions
• Parliamentary Questions
• Oireachtas Committees (access to transcripts, documentation etc.)
• Government Legislative Programme (autumn 2017)
• Programme for Government (May 2016)
• Trinity Accord between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael (May 2016)

Freedom of Information logs for selected Government departments and agencies

Government departments

• Department of An Taoiseach
• Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
• Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
• Department of Finance
• Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
• Department of Justice and Equality (see ‘non-personal FOI requests)
• Department of Social Protection

State agencies

• An Garda Siochána
• Competition & Consumer Protection Commission
• Houses of the Oireachtas
• Irish Prison Service
• Office of the Information Commissioner (see bottom of page)
• Office of the Ombudsman
• Road Safety Authority
• Workplace Relations Commission/Employment Appeals Tribunal/Labour Court

European Parliament and Commission

• European Parliament, MEPs, Committees and staff
• EU Legislative Observatory
• Overview of the European Commission Directorates-General - the ‘About us’ section within each DG provides an organisational chart and contact details.
• EU Who is Who - the principal staff by DG.
• European Parliament briefing on transparency of lobbying at EU level (December 2015)

Statistics

• Comprehensive set of data on voted public expenditure in Ireland from 2009-2016 from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform - Databank
• Range of statistical databases, including Business Sectors, Economy, Environment - CSO
• Statistics by theme across Europe - Eurostat  
• Statistics and reports from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD) - OECD.

Contact us

Please send any queries and/or suggestions to the Society's Policy & Government Affairs Manager, Fiona Cullen.

Please note: The Society does not accept responsibility for the content of external links and practitioners should check that the information accessed through external links is up-to-date. The above is intended merely to assist practitioners and does not in any way constitute legal advice.