Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Lobbying Organisation Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details UN Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture

Intended results Call on the Minister for Justice, to ratify OPCAT and set up an effective independent inspection body for all institutional and residential settings.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Liam Herrick

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Sign a petition calling on the Minister for Justice, to ratify OPCAT and set up an effective independent inspection body for all institutional and residential settings.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Ratification of OPCAT discussed in meeting with Pa Daly and Martin Kenny on 24 Sep 2020

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.

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)