Overwatch Report

Dublin Solicitors Bar Association

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Criminal Legal Aid

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Dublin Solicitors Bar Association

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Criminal Legal Aid

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Dublin Solicitors Bar Association

January–April

[Justice and Equality] the introduction of new Information for Persons in Custody Form (C72), particularly from a criminal defence perspective.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Ward (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Jim O’Callaghan TD (Former DPO)', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Dublin Solicitors Bar Association

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Issues for Irish prisoners relating to visitation rights

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Caron McCaffrey', 'role': 'Director General (Irish Prison Service)'}

Dublin Solicitors Bar Association

January–April

[Housing] To discuss and better understand recent public comments by Noel Rock TD regarding the need to legislate for change in conveyancing practice by providing enhanced protections for purchasers of new houses and to explain the various interests of the parties to each transaction and the likely reaction to and impact of any change.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Noel Rock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

A&L Goodbody

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Proposal to the Minister for Justice by the Bar Council of Ireland, the Law Society of Ireland, Dublin Solicitors Bar Association, A&L Goodbody and other Irish law firms regarding opportunities to further develop Ireland as a market for the provision of international legal services in a post-Brexit environment

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Dublin Solicitors Bar Association

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Proposal to the Minister of Justice by the Bar Council of Ireland, the Law Society of Ireland, Dublin Solicitors Bar Association and Irish law firms regarding opportunities to further develop Ireland as a market for the provision of international legal services in a post-Brexit environment.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

William Fry

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Proposal to the Minister for Justice by the Bar Council of Ireland, the Law Society of Ireland, Dublin Solicitors Bar Association, A&L Goodbody and other Irish law firms regarding opportunities to further develop Ireland as a market for the provision of international legal services in a post-Brexit environment

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Matheson LLP

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Written proposal to the Minister for Justice by the Bar Council of Ireland, the Law Society of Ireland, Dublin Solicitors Bar Association, Matheson and other Irish law firms regarding opportunities to further develop Ireland as a market for the provision of international legal services in a post-Brexit environment.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

BEAUCHAMPS LLP

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Written proposal to the Minister for Justice and Equality by the Bar Council of Ireland, the Law Society of Ireland, Dublin Solicitors Bar Association, Beauchamps and other Irish law firms regarding opportunities to further develop Ireland as a market for the provision of international legal services in a post-Brexit environment.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Dublin Solicitors Bar Association

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Letter to Minister of State Mr McGrath regarding commencement of Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Finian McGrath', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Dublin Solicitors Bar Association

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Letter to Minister Fitzgerald regarding commencement of Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Finian McGrath', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Dublin Solicitors Bar Association

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Correspondence and meeting regarding development of new famil law buildings at Hammond Lane

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Coyle', 'role': 'Head of Directorate (The Courts Service)'}

Dublin Solicitors Bar Association

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Correspondence and meeting regarding development of new famil law buildings at Hammond Lane

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Coyle', 'role': 'Head of Directorate (The Courts Service)'}

Dublin Solicitors Bar Association

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Representations regarding access to prisons on behalf of members and in particular the booking system.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Noel Waters', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Dublin Solicitors Bar Association

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Payment for visits where evidence in a case is subject to an undertaking.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Noel Waters', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Dublin Solicitors Bar Association

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Meeting with the Courts Service Directorate so as to seek further information in respect of the e-licensing project.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Coyle', 'role': 'Head of Directorate (The Courts Service)'}

Dublin Solicitors Bar Association

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Hammond Lane, Dublin - Family Courts Planning

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Janice Boylan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Nial Ring', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Cathleen Boud', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Chris Andrews', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Cuffe', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} + 2 more

Dublin Solicitors Bar Association

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Letter to Minister for Justice and Equality regarding implementation of Legal Services Act and also taxation of costs.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Dublin Solicitors Bar Association

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Proposed movement of certain civil courts, in particular the Child Care list, from Dolphin House, East Essex Street Dublin 2 to the Bridewell Court on Chancery Street.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Coyle', 'role': 'Head of Directorate (The Courts Service)'}

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