Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)

Lobbying Organisation Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)

Date published 06 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Letter to Chairperson of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality in relation to that Committee’s Interim Report on Constitutional Change.

Intended results The letter sought further information on the consultation process in respect of the recommendations made in the Committee’s Interim Report and signalled FLAC’s willingness to engage with the Committee and the consultation process.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eilis Barry

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.

Email (1)

FLAC wrote to Ivana Bacik TD in her capacity as Chairperson of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality in relation to that Committee’s Interim Report on Constitutional Change. The letter issued by email and post on 13 October 2022. This entry relates to the email.

Letter (1)

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.

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)