Law Society of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Law Society of Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Child Welfare Reporting Service

Intended results Proposals for a Child Welfare Reporting Service in the context of the Children's Rights referendum, the Child and Family Relationships Act 2015 and the proposed reforms of the Family Courts system

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity President, Simon Murphy

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)

The Society believes that there is now a constitutional imperative that the State put in place a proper State-funded service which would permit the voice of the child to be heard in contentious proceedings. No such State-funded scheme exists at present.

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.

Noel Waters Secretary General (Department of Justice and Equality)