Council of The Bar of Ireland

Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Adrian O'Higgins (Special Advisor), Department of Justice; Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Call upon the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs & Migration to complete the full restoration of cuts that were applied to the fees of criminal barristers during the period 2008-2011 in the forthcoming Budget 2026

Methods: LetterMeetingPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice

Intent: To ask the Minister for Justice to establish a meaningful, independent, time-limited and binding mechanism to determine adequate fee structures and fee rates for independent, expert barristers who provide civil legal aid.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To have this item considered for inclusion on the agenda of Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs & Migration

Methods: LetterMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform

Intent: Removal of Temporary Emergency Measure

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Angela Denning (Chief Executive Officer), The Courts Service

Intent: Publication of appeals to the High Court from Circuit in the Legal

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Andrew Munro (Assistant Secretary), Department of Justice; Adrian O'Higgins (Special Advisor), Department of Justice; Suzanne Coogan (Press Adviser), Department of Justice; Carole Sullivan (Director), Department of Justice

Intent: Raise with the Minister the impact of the continued cuts to professional fees who provide services under the Legal Aid Board Civil Legal Aid Scheme

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Marion Berry (Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions), The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions; Helena Kiely (Chief Prosecution Solicitor), The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

Intent: Discuss proposed amendments to the ODPP rules document of 2018

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Andrew Munro (Assistant Secretary), Department of Justice; Doncha O’Sullivan (Deputy Secretary), Department of Justice

Intent: Discuss implementation of the Asylum Procedures Regulation (EU) 2024/1348

Methods: MeetingPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Dr. Brian Doherty (Chief Executive Officer), Legal Services Regulatory Authority

Intent: Progress discussion, submissions and implementation of the recommendations

Methods: MeetingSubmission

Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice

Intent: Seeking that the Irish Government intervene to secure the safety of the judges and their families.

Methods: Letter