Catherine Pierse

Catherine Pierse

Total Lobbying Efforts: 8

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Law Society of Ireland

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2024-09-21

Intent: To provide Law Society feedback on the ODPP's draft strategy statement.

Details: Office of the Director of Public Prosecution's (ODPP) Strategy Statement for 2025-2027

Officials: Catherine Pierse, Marion Berry

Methods: Email and submission 9 August to the ODPP - Email, Email and submission 9 August to the ODPP - Submission

Council of The Bar of Ireland

2024-09-05

Intent: Provide views of The Bar of Ireland on the ODPP Strategy Statement development

Details: ODPP Strategy Statement

Officials: Catherine Pierse

Methods: Letter

Council of The Bar of Ireland

2024-09-05

Intent: Advance the mechanism to address professional fees

Details: Mechanism to address professional fees paid to barristers who practice in criminal law by the Director of Public Prosecutions and under the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Scheme.

Officials: Catherine Pierse, Marion Berry, Oonagh McPhillips, John O'Callaghan, Carole Sullivan, Caron McCaffrey

Methods: Meetings with members of the Oireachtas Justice Committee - Meeting, Letter

Council of The Bar of Ireland

2024-09-05

Intent: Commencement and participation in review of the criminal legal aid scheme as announced in Budget 2024 and restoration of the professional fees paid to barristers where the State is the paymaster

Details: Advancement of the review of the criminal legal aid scheme and restoration of professional fees paid to barristers

Officials: Carole Sullivan, Helen McEntee, Catherine Pierse, Maria Browne, Damien Moloney, Paschal Donohoe

Methods: Phone call, Meeting, Letter

Council of The Bar of Ireland

2024-01-19

Intent: Confirmation of date of implementation of January 2024 and commencement and approach to the review of the criminal legal aid scheme as announced in Budget 2024

Details: Implementation of the restoration of the 10% cut that was uniquely applied to barristers and commencement of the review of the criminal legal aid scheme

Officials: Catherine Pierse, Marion Berry, Yvonne Furey, Helen McEntee

Methods: Letter

Council of The Bar of Ireland

2023-09-19

Intent: confirmation of restoration of professional fees

Details: Professional fees paid to barristers who practice in criminal law instructed by the ODPP and under the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme

Officials: Leo Varadkar, Paschal Donohoe, Michael McGrath, Helen McEntee, Catherine Pierse, Angela Denning, James Lawless

Methods: Letter

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

2022-05-20

Intent: Raise concerns about the targeting of gay men.

Details: Targeting of Gay Men

Officials: Oonagh McPhillips, Catherine Pierse

Methods: Email sent in January 2022 to Garda Commissioner, Secretary General Dept Justice and Director of Public Preosecutions - Email

Council of The Bar of Ireland

2022-05-16

Intent: An update on various matters that impact on the professional fees paid to barristers, including JR

Details: Professional fees paid to barristers who practice in criminal law instructed by the ODPP

Officials: Catherine Pierse, Elizabeth Howlin, Helena Kiely

Methods: Meeting