County Wicklow Public Participation Network

Lobbying Organisation County Wicklow Public Participation Network

Date published 20 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Submission to the National Strategy for Improving Community Safety

Intended results To ensure the voice of Wicklow Communities are considered in the strategy To include the information in the submission in the workplan for the new Wicklow Local Community Safety Partnership

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Helen Howes

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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Submission (1)

The information for the strategy was drawn from focused conversations held during the Wicklow PPN Winter Plenary

Submission (1)

The submission was also submitted towards the development of a workplan for the new Wicklow Local Community Safety Partnership

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.

Michael Nicholson Director of Services or Equivalent (Wicklow County Council)

Jim O'Callaghan Minister (Department of Justice)