Relevant Matter
Public policy or programme
Public Policy Area
Justice and Equality
Period
1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016
Specific Details
Meeting with Frances Fitzgerald regarding Family Law Court in Dolphin House
Intended results
• To draw attention of the Tanaiste to the conditions in the Family Law Court in Dolphin House. • To highlight the work of Women’s Aid in supporting women through the courts system through our Court Accompaniment service and Dolphin House Support and Referral Service. • To discuss plans for the new family law courts planned. • To raise concerns about the continuing conditions in the family law courts while the new family law court is built.
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Margaret Martin, Director of Women's Aid and Ursula Regan, Chairperson of Women's Aid
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.
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.
Frances Fitzgerald
Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)
Oonagh McPhillips
Deputy Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)
Joyce Duffy
The Courts Service (Department of Justice and Equality)
Yvonne Walshe
Adviser to Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)
Marion Mannion
Special Advisor (Department of Justice and Equality)
Stephen O'Shea
Adviser to Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)
Brendan Ryan
Chief Executive Officer (The Courts Service)
Paul Burns
Head of Directorate (The Courts Service)
Tom Ward
The Courts Service (The Courts Service)
Eamonn Doherty
The Courts Service (The Courts Service)