Law Society of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Law Society of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Meeting to discuss the modernisation of legal aid with the Department of Justice

Intended results Contribute to the design and development of the criminal legal aid scheme.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mark Garrett

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Mark Garrett (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Email 11 June and meetings (2) 25 June and 9 July with Carole Sullivan and Catherine McEnri

Meeting (1)

Meeting 9 May with the Judicial Planning Working Group at the Department of Justice (chaired by Stjohn O'Connor) to discuss the modernisation of criminal legal aid

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Stjohn O'Connor Director (Department of Justice)

Carole Sullivan Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)

Marion Berry Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)

Helena Kiely Chief Prosecution Solicitor (The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)

Caron McCaffrey Director General (Irish Prison Service)

Audrey Leonard Assistant Secretary (The Courts Service)