Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice

Lobbying Organisation Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice

Date published 29 Apr, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Covid-19 Policies relating to the Irish Prison Estate; specifically the need to free up space, primarily through appropriate prisoner release

Intended results Commitment to single cell occupancy across the prison estate, at for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Keith Adams

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 and Policy Paper on March 18, 2020, to Ms Caron McCaffrey (Director General) and to Minister Flanagan TD. Ms McCaffrey's office acknowledged receipt on March 23.

Letter (2-5)

On March 18: Letter to Mr Aidan O’Driscoll (Secretary General) and Ms Oonagh McPhillips (Deputy Secretary General) [Department of Justice]. Acknowledgement of receipt was received in both cases on the same day.

Email (2-5)

Emails on March 23, 2020 to Eoin O’Broin TD (Sinn Fein), Roderic O’Gorman TD (Green Party), and Jim O’Callaghan TD (Fianna Fail) relating to parliamentary questions. On March 23, Roderic O’Gorman and Eoin O’Broin acknowledged receipt. Jim O’Callaghan acknowledged receipt on March 24.

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.

Aidan O'Driscoll Secretary General (Department of Justice and Equality)

Caron McCaffrey Director General (Irish Prison Service)

Charles Flanagan Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Oonagh McPhillips Deputy Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)

Roderic O'Gorman TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)