Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)

Lobbying Organisation Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)

Date published 20 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Funding for Legal Aid Board

Intended results That the Legal Aid Board be provided with adequate funding in Budget 2016

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Noeline Blackwell, Director General

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 (2-5)

Letter sent outlining FLAC's concerns and the need for the Legal Aid Board to be provided with adequate funding on 30 September; follow up letter sent on 20 October acknowledging increase in budget allocation for the Legal Aid Board.

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.

Frances Fitzgerald Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)