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 Meeting with CEO of new Parole Board

Intended results To meet Chief Executive of new Parole Board and receive updates on their work to date. To share concerns around parole being raised by members of IPRT.

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.

Meeting (1)

IPRT's Executive Director met the Chief Executive of the new statutory Parole Board on 1 September 2022 to introduce new role, learn more about work of Parole Board to date and share concerns arising from IPRT members about parole (including concerns that parole at the moment does not extend to long-sentenced prisoners).

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.

Ciairin de Buis CEO (Department of Justice)