Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Lobbying Organisation Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Date published 20 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Policing and Law Reform

Intended results Briefing and information Sharing on civil and criminal law reform. Briefing on positions regarding policing reform.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Liam Herrick

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.

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting with Catherine Murphy TD in September 2022. Meeting with Senior Officials in Department of Justice in September 2022 to discuss civil law reform Meeting with Senior officials in Department of Justice in December 2022 to discuss criminal law reform.

Email (2-5)

Email correspondence with Assistant Secretary, Department of Justice, John O'Callaghan in November 2022

Virtual Meeting (1)

Virtual meeting with Bríd Smith TD in September 2022.

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.

John O'Callaghan Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)

Rachel Woods Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)

Oonagh Buckley Deputy Secretary General (Department of Justice)

Andrew Munro Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)