Overwatch Report

Council of The Bar of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Impact of COVID19 on operation of the Courts

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Angela Denning', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (The Courts Service)'} {'name': 'Peter Mullan', 'role': 'Head of Directorate (The Courts Service)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Impact of COVID19 on payment arrangements for barristers under the Legal Aid Board

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John McDaid', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (The Legal Aid Board)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Approach of the Office for Government Procurement to the procurement of legal services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Quinn', 'role': 'Government Chief Procurement Officer (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Impact of COVID19 on operation of IPAT

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Impact of COVID19 on operation of the WRC

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Kelly', 'role': 'Director General (The Workplace Relations Commission)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Preliminary Trial Hearings

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Intervention in legal proceedings before the CJEU

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Meeting with Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions - payment arrangements

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Donoghue', 'role': 'Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)'} {'name': 'Elizabeth Howlin', 'role': 'Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)'} {'name': 'Helena Kiely', 'role': 'Chief Prosecution Solicitor (The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Submission on management of criminal jury trials under COVID19

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Angela Denning', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (The Courts Service)'} {'name': 'Peter Mullan', 'role': 'Head of Directorate (The Courts Service)'} {'name': 'Barry Donoghue', 'role': 'Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)'} {'name': 'Elizabeth Howlin', 'role': 'Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)'} {'name': 'Helena Kiely', 'role': 'Chief Prosecution Solicitor (The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Equitable Briefing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maria Browne', 'role': 'Chief State Solicitor (The Office of the Chief State Solicitor)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Safeguarding Justice - Policy Newsletter issued by The Bar of Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Oonagh McPhillips', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': "Aidan O'Driscoll", 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Marion Walsh', 'role': 'Director (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary General (Department of Justice and Equality)'} + 24 more

Council of The Bar of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Meeting with Minister for Justice on matters arising from the Programme for Government relating to the justice sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Approach of the DOJ to payment in respect of disclosure to Counsel under the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Marion Walsh', 'role': 'Director (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Report on the Review of the Administration of Civil Justice

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

September–December

[Health] Key Worker Vaccinations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Impact of COVID19 on operation of the Courts

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Angela Denning', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (The Courts Service)'} {'name': 'Peter Mullan', 'role': 'Head of Directorate (The Courts Service)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Family Justice Oversight Group

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

September–December

[Budgetary matters] DCC Restart Grant

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Owen Keegan', 'role': 'CEO (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Kathy Quinn', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Orlaigh Quinn', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Restoration of cuts applied to professional fees of barristers by the ODPP and DOJ Criminal Legal Aid Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Barry Donoghue', 'role': 'Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)'} {'name': 'Elizabeth Howlin', 'role': 'Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)'} {'name': 'Helena Kiely', 'role': 'Chief Prosecution Solicitor (The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Proposal to develop real-time legal diary for Courts Service

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Angela Denning', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (The Courts Service)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Promotion Ireland as a leading centre globally for international legal servies

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Annual Meeting between The Bar of Ireland and the Minister for Justice & Equality

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Conan McKenna', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Sarah Kavanagh', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Meeting with the Department of Justice & Equality in relation to the impact of Brexit on Family Law matters

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Conan McKenna', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Security in Courts

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Ryan', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (The Courts Service)'} {'name': 'Peter Mullan', 'role': 'Head of Directorate (The Courts Service)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Promoting Ireland as a leading centre globally for international legal services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary General (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Criminal Legal Aid Scheme - High Court Bail Fees and clarification of process for application of parity for defence counsel

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Conan McKenna', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary General (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Legal Aid Board - Terms & Conditions for the engagement of barristers under the scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John McDaid', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (The Legal Aid Board)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Security in the Courts

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Ryan', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (The Courts Service)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Ongoing interaction in relation to the professional services of barristers for prosecuting cases in the Courts under the Prosecution of Offences Act, 1974

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Donoghue', 'role': 'Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Criminal Legal Aid Scheme - HC Bail Fees and clarification of process for application of parity for defence counsel

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary General (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs