SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland

Lobbying Organisation SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland

Date published 17 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Issued Safe Ireland Christmas Card to all members of the Oireachtas

Intended results Keep Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence in the minds of all politicians in Ireland

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mary McDermott, CEO Safe Ireland, Aoife Langdon, Information and Research Officer Safe Ireland

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Safe Ireland Christmas card issued by email to all Senators and TDs on Friday 22nd December from Aoife Langdon on behalf of Mary McDermott.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

Responses were received by email on 22nd December 2023 from the following Oireachtas Members: Violet-Anne Wynne TD, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD, David Cullinane TD, Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Michael Healy-Rae TD. Messages were sent in return from Mary McDermott to all who responded and additionally to Dessie Ellis TD

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Violet Anne Wynne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dessie Ellis TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)