Irish Penal Reform Trust

Lobbying Organisation Irish Penal Reform Trust

Date published 20 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details IPRT Event on Spent Convictions

Intended results To provide opportunity for Senator Lynn Ruane to speak at event and discuss progress of Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018 To put the issue of spent convictions on radar of number of TDs/Senators

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Saoirse Brady, Executive Director, and Molly Joyce, Legal & Public Affairs Manager

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 (11-20)

IPRT's Legal and Public Affairs Manager circulated personalised invites to a number of TDs/ Senators to let them know about the event and the opportunity to hear directly from people with lived experience of trying to obtain employment after prison and discuss the legislative changes needed to better assist people with convictions in rehabilitating and reintegrating with society.

Event / Reception (1)

IPRT's Executive Director liaised with Senator Lynn Ruane to secure her attendance at event as keynote speaker and chair, to discuss the impact of convictions on a person's life and the need for legislative reform in this area.

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.

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Martin Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhan O Riordain TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Ward Senator (Seanad)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eileen Flynn Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)