Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice
Intent: Request for meeting to discuss key policy priorities for IPRT
Methods: Informal communicationLetter
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Discussion on key policy priorities for IPRT
Politician(s) lobbied: John O'Callaghan (Deputy Secretary), Department of Justice
Intent: Ensure that IPRT's priority areas including addressing prison overcrowding, need to invest in alternatives to custody and expansion of the bail support scheme are included in next Department of Justice Statement of Strategy
Methods: Event / Reception
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IPRT participation in Department of Justice consultation on Statement of Strategy
Politician(s) lobbied: Patricia Stephenson (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Support for IPRT priorities including alternatives to prison including access to more community-based sanctions, development of sentencing guidelines, OPCAT ratification, reduction in prison overcrowding
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting with Senator Patricia Stephenson to discuss penal reform priorities
Politician(s) lobbied: Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Asked that the needs and rights of pregnant women and new mothers in prison be considered in the development of policy in this area.
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting with Matt Carthy to discuss pregnant women and new mothers in prison.
Politician(s) lobbied: Carol Baxter (Assistant Secretary), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Removal of barriers to accessing lone parent payment for women with a partner in prison and asked for this to be considered in policy development.
Methods: Informal communication
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Advocating for children impacted by parental imprisonment and women with a partner in prison.
Politician(s) lobbied: Mark Wilson (Director), Probation Service
Intent: To gain greater insight into the current demands on the Probation Service to better inform IPRT's pre-budget asks on alternatives to custody and the need for further investment in community-based sanctions
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting with Mark Wilson
Politician(s) lobbied: Niall Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Considering families impacted by imprisonment when engaging with policy development
Methods: Informal communication
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Discussion with Minister of State Niall Collins
Politician(s) lobbied: Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Considering families impacted by imprisonment when engaging with policy development.
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting on Keep Up Hope with families with lived experience
Politician(s) lobbied: Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Support for IPRT priorities including alternatives to prison including access to more community-based sanctions, development of sentencing guidelines, OPCAT ratification, reduction in prison overcrowding and extension of bail supervision in youth justice system
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting with Deputies Matt Carthy and Mark Ward
Politician(s) lobbied: Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Support for IPRT priorities including alternatives to prison including access to more community-based sanctions, development of sentencing guidelines, OPCAT ratification, reduction in prison overcrowding
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting with Gary Gannon TD
