Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)

Lobbying Organisation Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)

Date published 18 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Meeting with Jonathan O'Brien TD

Intended results To highlight FLAC concerns across a range of issues including civil legal aid and the judicial appointments system.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eilis Barry, Chief Executive and Ciaran Finlay, Legal & Policy Officer

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.

Meeting (1)

FLAC met with the Deputy and his assistant to discuss a range of issues including civil legal aid, the public sector duty, the judicial appointments system, Ireland's upcoming CEDAW review & the Disability Bill.

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.

Jonathan O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)