Law Society of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Law Society of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Gender Pay Gap

Intended results To provide feedback on the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 and related Regulations dated 30 May 2022.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mark Garrett, Director General

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Mark Garrett (Former DPO) Chief of Staff (Department of Foreign Affairs)

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.

Letter (1)

Letter sent to Ms Jane Ann Duffy, Principal Officer, and Ms Deirdre Ni Neill, Assistant Principal Officer, Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide feedback on the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 and related Regulations dated 30 May 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.

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)