Law Society of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Law Society of Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Discussed the following topics with the Department of Justice: - Courts reform including the implementation of the Mediation Council - Civil legal aid - Law reform including the Civil Reform Bill and eConveyancing - The profession generally, including access to the profession and legal deserts.

Intended results The Law Society met with representatives from the Department of Justice to discuss various topics, with a view to providing inputs and insights on behalf of the Law Society.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mark Garrett

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Mark Garrett (former DPO) (Former DPO) Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of Foreign Affairs)

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)

Discussed the following topics with the Department of Justice: - Courts reform including the implementation of the Mediation Council - Civil legal aid - Law reform including the Civil Reform Bill and eConveyancing - The profession generally, including access to the profession and legal deserts.

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.

Andrew Munro Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)

Stjohn O'Connor Director (Department of Justice)