SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland

Lobbying Organisation SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland

Date published 09 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Remote Courts Pilot Project

Intended results Persuade the judiciary to have a remote courts project piloted in Limerick Courthouse.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Caroline Counihan BL, Legal Advisor and CEO Mary McDermott

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Meeting on 23rd September between Peter Mullan in the Courts Service and Mary McDermott Safe Ireland with Caroline Counihan Legal Advisor to Safe Ireland in relation to the possibility of a remote courts project for initial pilot in Limerick.

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.

Peter Mullan Head of Directorate (The Courts Service)