Amnesty International Ireland (Amnesty International Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Amnesty International Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Letter forwarding, and seeking a meeting to discuss, Amnesty research report, “'We live within a violent system' - Structural violence against sex workers in Ireland" published 25 January 2022; follow-up email

Intended results Share the research findings and recommendations, and seek a meeting with the Minister and/or relevant Department officials

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Colm O'Gorman

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.

Letter (1)

Letter sent to Minister jointly by Colm O'Gorman, Executive Director, Amnesty International Ireland, and Nils Muižnieks, Amnesty International's Europe Regional Director

Email (2-5)

Email sent 3 February attaching research report and letter seeking meeting to discuss; follow-up email sent 23 February restating request for a meeting to discuss

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.

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

Ben Ryan Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)