Law Society of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Law Society of Ireland

Date published 18 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Law Society submission on the General Scheme of the Children (Amendment) Bill 2024

Intended results The Law Society provided comments on the General Scheme which aimed to bring the Irish juvenile justice system in line with international standards.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brian Hunt

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?) No

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 (1)

Email to the Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Submission (1)

Submission to the Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

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.

Matt Carthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)