Irish Penal Reform Trust

Lobbying Organisation Irish Penal Reform Trust

Date published 21 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Meeting with Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin to discuss penal reform priorities

Intended results Secure support from Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin for IPRT's key penal reform priorities and developments in penal reform more generally

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Molly Joyce, Legal & Public Affairs Manager, and Sarahjane McCreery, Senior Policy and Research Officer

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)

IPRT's Legal & Public Affairs Manager and Senior Policy & Research Officer met with Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin on 19th August 2022 to discuss IPRT's penal reform priorities and provide the Deputy with information on key penal reform developments (such as the upcoming Penal Policy Review Paper and publication of the High Level Task Force report). This arose in the context of the Oireachtas football team playing prisoners in Mountjoy Prison in July 2022, and the potential for this football group to progress key penal reform issues arising.

Email (1)

IPRT's Legal and Public Affairs Manager sent Deputy Ó Ríordáin a follow up email on 25th August 2022 to provide more information on key matters discussed during meeting and to flag IPRT's concerns around the outdated Irish Prison Service Drugs Strategy.

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.

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)