Centre for Effective Services

Lobbying Organisation Centre for Effective Services

Date published 20 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Letter

Intended results Sharing information on the work of CES and how this could potentially support the work of the department

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

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.

Letter (1)

Letter to request meeting with the Assistant Secretary General 21st January 2019

Meeting (1)

Meeting with the Secretary General and two Assistant Secretaries at the department offices on 5th February 2019

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.

Aidan O'Driscoll Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Oonagh McPhillips Deputy Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)

Oonagh Buckley Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)