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 Continued advocacy in relation to legislative reform and changes to the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 including discussions in relation to the Decision Support Service (DSS)

Intended results To inform officials of the Law Society's and the solicitor profession's ongoing issues with Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA).

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.

Email (2-5)

Email and meeting 16 May with Anne Rabbitte TD, Niall Brunnell and Noel Byrne on EPA and DSS Email 23 May to Senator Catherine Ardagh on DSS Emails (3) 16 May, 14 and 25 June to Anne Rabbitte TD (via Adrian McLaughlin) on DSS

Meeting (1)

Meeting 16 May with Anne Rabbitte TD, Niall Brunnell and Noel Byrne on EPA and DSS

Letter (1)

Letter 31 July to Anne Rabbitte TD and Roderic O’Gorman TD on EPA and DSS

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.

Anne Rabitte Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

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

Noel Byrne Special Adviser (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Catherine Ardagh Senator (Seanad)