Irish Penal Reform Trust

Lobbying Organisation Irish Penal Reform Trust

Date published 19 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Tweet from Saoirse Brady, Executive Director IPRT, to Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee

Intended results To promote publication by the Minister for Justice of the reports from the Office for the Inspection of Prisons into the Dóchas (Women's) Prison.

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

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.

Social Media (2-5)

Tweet from Saoirse Brady, Executive Director IPRT, on 4 October 2023, urging Minister Helen McEntee to publish as a matter of priority the reports of the Inspector of Prisons on the Dóchas Centre. https://twitter.com/saoirse_b/status/1709604718517895543 This was also retweeted by the IPRT 'X'/twitter account.

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)