Centre for Effective Services

Lobbying Organisation Centre for Effective Services

Date published 18 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Sharing information on the work of CES in public service reform and how this could potentially support the work of the Department of Justice and Equality

Intended results CES potentially supporting the work of the Department of Justice and Equality

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Nuala Doherty, Katie Burke

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Invitation to seminar - 'Enabling Public Service Reform' - organised by Centre for Effective Services (CES) and the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) held on 29th January 2020. Invites issued to Deputy Secretaries and three Assistant Secretaries.

Meeting (1)

Meeting held on 19th February 2020 attended by the Deputy Secretary Oonagh McPhillips

Email (2-5)

Email from Katie Burke to two Assistant Secretaries, Ben Ryan and Carol Baxter, inviting them to attend the meeting of the Implementation Network of Ireland and Northern Ireland to be held in the Atrium, Department of Justice and Equality, on 5th March 2020. Email from Katie Burke to Deputy Secretary, Oonagh McPhillips with agenda for meeting of Implementation Network of Ireland and Northern Ireland to be held on 5th March 2020 Email from Katie Burke on 10th March 2020 to Deputy Secretary, Oonagh McPhiliips, on behalf of the Implementation Network of Ireland and Northern Ireland thanking the department for the use of the venue on 5th March

Meeting (1)

Meeting of the Implementation Network of Ireland and Northern Ireland attended by Deputy Secretary, Oonagh McPhillips

Email (1)

Email from Katie Burke to Deputy Secretary, Oonagh McPhillips on 24th April with update on CES during Covid-19

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.

Oonagh McPhillips Deputy Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)

Oonagh Buckley Deputy Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)

Carol Baxter Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)

Ben Ryan Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)

Martina Colville Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)