Sage Advocacy

Lobbying Organisation Sage Advocacy

Date published 18 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment (OPCAT)

Intended results Ratification of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment (OPCAT)

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mary Condell

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 (1)

Meeting with Department of Justice & Equality officials Sandra Smith and Barry Fulham, with representatives from Irish Penal Reform Trust and Irish Council of Civil Liberties

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.

Charles Flanagan Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)