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 Letter to Minister Helen McEntee and Minister Stephen Donnelly to urge publication of the High Level Task Force implementation plan and report

Intended results Publication of the High Level Task Force high-level implementation plan and report without further delay

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Saoirse Brady, Executive Director

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 (2-5)

IPRT's Executive Director, Saoirse Brady, wrote to Minister Helen McEntee and Minister Stephen Donnelly on 12th July 2022, to urge them to public the final report and implementation plan of the High-Level Task Force to consider the mental health and addiction challenges of persons interacting with the criminal justice system.

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)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)