Sisters of Mercy

Lobbying Organisation Sisters of Mercy

Date published 27 Feb, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details To tackle the demand for comercial sex and make the people who pay for sex accountable for their participation in the exploitation of women and children

Intended results Passing of Sexual Offence bill

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kathleen Somers

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.

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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.

Maria Bailey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Burton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Butler TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lisa Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ruth Coppinger TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Clare Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Regina Doherty Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)

Frances Fitzgerald Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

Kathleen Funchion TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Josepha Madigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Helen McEntee TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denise Mitchell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Imelda Munster TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Hildegarde Naughton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Carol Nolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kate O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fiona O'Loughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jan O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maureen O’Sullivan Registrar of Companies (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shortall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Katherine Zappone Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Catherine Ardagh Senator (Seanad)

Ivana Bacik Senator (Seanad)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee Senator (Seanad)

Rose Conway-Walsh Senator (Seanad)

Máire Devine Senator (Seanad)

Joan Freeman Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Maura Hopkins Senator (Seanad)

Colette Kelleher Senator (Seanad)

Gabrielle McFadden Senator (Seanad)

Michelle Mulherin Senator (Seanad)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Senator (Seanad)

Catherine Noone Senator (Seanad)

Marie-Louise O'Donnell Senator (Seanad)

Grace O'Sullivan Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)