Irish Penal Reform Trust

Lobbying Organisation Irish Penal Reform Trust

Date published 20 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Access to Rights for People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities in Ireland

Intended results To inform members of Sub-committee on Mental Health about findings and recommendations in recent IPRT report.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity 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.

Meeting (1)

IPRT's Legal and Public Affairs Manager attended meeting of Sub-Committee on Mental Health on 6 December 2022, alongside researchers at the Centre for Disability Law & Policy in NUI Galway, to discuss findings and recommendations from recent report on the rights of people detained in secure forensic mental health facilities (such as the Central Mental Hospital) and outline concerns arising from this report.

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.

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Annie Hoey Senator (Seanad)

Aisling Dolan Senator (Seanad)