Law Society of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Law Society of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Engagement on the Family Courts Bill 2022.

Intended results To communicate the Law Society's position on the draft Bill to the Department of Justice.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mark Garrett

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Mark Garrett (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)

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)

Meeting 7 May with Andrew Munro and another at DOJ

Letter (1)

Letter 16 May to Helen McEntee TD, Minister for Justice

Email (2-5)

Emails with Andrew Munro 7 May and 16 May

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.

Andrew Munro Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)