Law Society of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Law Society of Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Requesting LGMA to liaise with the Law Society Conveyancing Committee about provision of publicly available information on roads and services

Intended results The provision of publicly available information on roads and services which would assist solicitors in the conveyancing process.

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

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) Special Adviser (Department of Finance)

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.

Email (1)

Email to Paul Hogan 25 Oct 23 requesting meeting copied to Oonagh McPhillips

Meeting (1)

Meeting 13 Dec 2023 with two officials who are not DPOs

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.

Paul Hogan Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Oonagh McPhillips Secretary General (Department of Justice)