Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Social Protection; James Browne (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Doncha O’Sullivan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Justice; Doncha O'Sullivan (Secretary General), Department of Justice and Equality; Derek Tierney (Assistant Secretary), Department of Health; John McKeon (Secretary General), Department of Social Protection; Graham Doyle (Secretary General), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: Resources allocated to the criminal justice system may be diverted to other departments of government for a more holistic appraoch to social issues and investment in underserved communities
Methods: Email
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Highlighting findings and relevant recommendations from IPRT's recent report 'From Punishment to Prevention' and calling for the redirection of government investment to prevention and diversion strategies
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: Resources allocated to the criminal justice system may be diverted to other departments of government for a more holistic appraoch to social issues and investment in underserved communities
Methods: Unknown
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Highlighting findings and relevant recommendations from IPRT's recent report 'From Punishment to Prevention' and calling for the redirection of government investment to prevention and diversion strategies
Politician(s) lobbied: Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Response to ascertain the process under Rule 59.
Methods: Email
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Request to submit parliamentary question regarding the enhanced remission process under Rule 59 of the Prison Rules
Politician(s) lobbied: Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Response to ascertain rationale for closure and future plans to reinstate.
Methods: Email
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Request to submit parliamentary question regarding the temporary closure of the Mountjoy campus visitors' centre
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice
Intent: Miinisters to convene a high-level stakeholder roundtable, including responsible agencies and advocates, to discuss the current situation and examine what short, medium and long-term actions can be taken.
Methods: Letter
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Letter on psychiatric care in prison on foot of RTÉ Investigates programme seeking government action to address the issue.
Politician(s) lobbied: Oonagh McPhillips (Secretary General), Department of Justice
Intent: Prioritising and implementation of existing government commitments to advance the rights of people in prison.
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting with Secretary General of Department of Justice to discuss IPRT priorities including timeline for ratification of Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture
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policy to enhance range of community-based sanctions
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need for greater investment in alternative to violence programmes in prison and response to findings of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT)
Politician(s) lobbied: Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Response to ascertain rationale for closure and future plans to reinstate.
Methods: Email
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Request to submit parliamentary question regarding the closure of the Mountjoy campus visitors' centre and what consultations were undertaken with service providers before changes were made to the centre.
Politician(s) lobbied: Donna Creaven (Director of Services or Equivalent), Irish Prison Service
Intent: Secure continued Department of Justice and Irish Prison Service grant funding
Methods: Email
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Submitted IPRT business case from 2026-2028
Politician(s) lobbied: Elizabeth Canavan (Assistant Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: The adoption of a formal justice reinvestment mode and greater investment in prevention and support programmes demonstrated to work for individuals and communities.
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting with Assistant Secretary General of Department of Taoiseach and Head of the Child Poverty and Wellbeing Unit to discuss key recommendations in IPRT's From Punishment to Prevention report on the need for an overarching government strategy and investment in prevention measures. Also discussed the need for multi-annual investment in programme to prevent imprisonment of Traveller mothers
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support their reintegration post release from prison and meet the support needs of their families.
Politician(s) lobbied: Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Update on status of death in custody report
Methods: Letter
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Letter requesting information on the status of a report on a death in custody awaiting publication
