Overwatch Report

Council of The Bar of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Criminal Legal Aid Scheme - Payment for Disclosure

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Council of The Bar of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Policy Newsletter - Safeguarding Justice: Policy and Law Reform in the Public Interest

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Submission All Oireachtas Members', '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': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary General (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Robert Watt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Derek Moran', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} + 20 more

Council of The Bar of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Implementation of Part 6 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Council of The Bar of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Request for annual meeting between Minister for Justice & Equality & Chairman of the Council of The Bar of Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Council of The Bar of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Criminal Legal Aid Scheme – Payment for Disclosure

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Council of The Bar of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Interaction with ODPP regarding updates on professional fees, implementation of Section 150 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, equitable briefing

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

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Terms & Conditions for the retention of counsel on the Legal Aid Board panel, Implementation of Section 150 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, Equitable Briefing

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Council of The Bar of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Implementation of Section 150 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, equitable briefing, delays in payments to counsel, unwinding of cuts to professional fees

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Council of The Bar of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Development of Hammond Lane Family Court

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Council of The Bar of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Facilities in Chancery Street Court House

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Council of The Bar of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Quality of wi-fi in Bar Rooms on Circuit

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Council of The Bar of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Meeting to discuss matters relating to the payment of fees to Counsel and matters relating to GDPR

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

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Meeting with DPP in relation to County Prosecutors

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

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Submission to the Legal Aid Board on the operation of the Civil Legal Aid System

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] Proposal on Opportunities to increase the market for international legal services in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

May–August

[Public Expenditure and Reform] State 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] Quality of Wi-fi in Bar Rooms on Circuit

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': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Claire Loftus', 'role': 'Director of Public Prosecutions (The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)'} {'name': 'Robert Watt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'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 - multiple defendants

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Council of The Bar of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Proposal on Opportunities to increase the market for international legal services in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Council of The Bar of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Submission to the Legal Aid Board on the operation of the Civil Legal Aid System

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Council of The Bar of Ireland

September–December

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

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Aidan O'Driscoll", 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'David Hegarty', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] CSSO Guidelines on Counsel Fee Notes

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Council of The Bar of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Security in Courts

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Council of The Bar of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Interaction with ODPP regarding updates on professional fees, rules of payment of fees, parity in multiple legally aided, disclosure, application of the Victim's Act

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Council of The Bar of Ireland

September–December

[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

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Guidance on professional fees and understanding the process of payments. Undertakings in asylum and immigration matters.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Council of The Bar of Ireland

January–April

[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': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Stephen Lynam', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Provision of information and the position of The Bar of Ireland on Motor Insurance Costs, How Legal Fees Work, New Costs Regime and the Office of the Legal Costs Adjudicator, Cost-Effectiveness of the Irish Legal System, Pro-bono at the Bar

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Lobby day All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Rules Relating to the Payment of Fees to Counsel

Public Officials Lobbied

{'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)'}

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