Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)

Lobbying Organisation Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)

Date published 19 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details FLAC wrote to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in relation to the proposals to hold referendums on equality, the family and care in November 2023.

Intended results 2 May 2023 FLAC sought further information from the Minister in relation to the process for finalising the amendments to be put to referendum and sought a meeting with the Minister and his officials in relation to that process.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eilis Barry

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.

Email (1)

FLAC wrote to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in relation to the proposals to hold referendums on equality, the family and care in November 2023. FLAC’s submission to the Inter-Departmental Referendums Committee was enclosed with that correspondence.

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.

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)