Irish Penal Reform Trust

Lobbying Organisation Irish Penal Reform Trust

Date published 21 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Responding to Crime and Antisocial Behaviour from a Youth Justice Perspective

Intended results To present IPRT's proposals for reform of Irish Youth Justice Policy and reduce offending among young people To provide information and put forward evidence-based solutions to anti-social behaviour among young people

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Molly Joyce, Legal & Public Affairs Manager

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.

Event / Reception (1)

IPRT Legal & Public Affairs Manager, Molly Joyce, spoke at Social Democrats Fingal event on 'Crime and Antisocial Behaviour: What are the Solutions?' on 24 June 2021, alongside Deputy Catherine Murphy TD and Councillor Aidan Farrelly, to share perspectives from the youth justice sphere.

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.

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aiden Farrelly Councillor (Kildare County Council)