Irish Penal Reform Trust

Lobbying Organisation Irish Penal Reform Trust

Date published 20 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Participation in Senator Lynn Ruane's podcast, 'Conversations on the Margins'

Intended results To assist and participate in Senator Ruane's podcast around the life experiences of currently serving prisoners in Wheatfield Prison

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fíona Ní Chinnéide, Executive Director, and Molly Joyce, Legal & Public Affairs Manager

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.

Email (2-5)

IPRT supported Senator Lynn Ruane in her work on the 'Conversations on the Margins' podcast, with IPRT's Executive Director and Legal and Public Affairs Manager exchanging several emails with her on the topic of the podcast.

Meeting (1)

IPRT's Senior Policy and Research Officer appeared on Senator Ruane's podcast, to discuss IPRT's views on key issues arising from the conversations Senator Ruane had with men in prison and key recommendations from IPRT on ways in which we might address some of the challenges facing these men.

Meeting (1)

IPRT's outgoing Executive Director and Legal and Public Affairs Manager met with Senator Ruane on 10 February 2022, to discuss the podcast as well as other key penal reform priorities arising.

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.

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)