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 11 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details National Domestic Violence Prevalence Survey

Intended results Expert input as member of advisory group led by the Central Statistics Office for national domestic violence prevalence survey

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity CEO Mary McDermott

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.

Email (1)

Invitation from Dr. Stephanie O'Keeffe's office 12th January on her behalf which invited CEO Mary McDermott as a member of the advisory group for the National Domestic Violence Survey, to an online meeting on Monday 26th.

Letter (1)

Letter dated 10th February from Dr. Stephanie O'Keeffe issued by email on her behalf to Mary McDermott which provided an update on the status of the national survey.

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.

Dr Stephanie O’Keeffe Chief Executive Officer (Cuan)