Council of The Bar of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Council of The Bar of Ireland

Date published 18 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details Submission to the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform in relation to the professional services of barristers for prosecuting cases in the Courts under the Prosecution of Offences Act, 1974 arising from engagements with the DPP

Intended results To ascertain the views of DPER in relation to reviewing the arrangements of the professional services of barristers for prosecuting cases in the Courts under the Prosecution of Offences Act, 1974.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ciara Murphy, Director

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.

Submission (1)

Submission setting out views of the Council of The Bar of Ireland on the arrangements in relation to the professional services of barristers for prosecuting cases in the Courts under the Prosecution of Offences Act, 1974.

Meeting (2-5)

Meetings with representatives of DPER in relation to the content of the submission

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.

Robert Watt Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)