Irish Penal Reform Trust

Lobbying Organisation Irish Penal Reform Trust

Date published 19 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Progress in the Penal System

Intended results Changes in law and practice to reflect best practice in both Penal law and policy

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Deirdre Malone

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Invitation to the launch of IPRT Report Progress in the Penal System which sets 35 standards and attendant recommendations on penal law and policy in Ireland

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (1)

Launch event of Progress on the Penal System Report held in IHREC

Event / Reception (1)

information event on Progress in the Penal System Report held in Leinster House

Letter (21-30)

Targeted letters to DPOs highlighting sections of the Progress on the Penal System Report relevant to their area of work

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.

Ivana Bacik Senator (Seanad)

Oonagh McPhillips Deputy Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)

Michael Flahive Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)

Michael Donnellan Director General (Department of Justice and Equality)

Fergal Black Director of Services or Equivalent (Irish Prison Service)

Vivian Geiran Director (Department of Justice and Equality)

Caron McCaffrey Director General (Irish Prison Service)

Carol Baxter Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)

James Martin Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)

Jim Breslin Secretary General (Department of Health)