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 19 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Meeting with the Tánaiste & Minister for Justice & Equality Frances Fitzgerald T.D., and her Special Advisor and Officials on the 18th of January in Leinster House to communicate SAFE Ireland’s recommendations regarding the Government's National Awareness Campaign on Domestic Violence.

Intended results To influence the messaging of the next phase of the Government’s National Awareness Campaign on Domestic Violence. To deliver SAFE Ireland’s submission to the Tánaiste & Minister for Justice & Equality on the Domestic Violence Bill 2017. To seek the Minister's support for the next SAFE Ireland Summit.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Caitríona Gleeson, Programme & Communications Manager, 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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with the Tánaiste & Minister for Justice & Equality Frances Fitzgerald T.D., on the 18th of January in Leinster House to communicate SAFE Ireland’s recommendations regarding the Government's National Awareness Campaign on Domestic Violence. We also advised the Minister that SAFE Ireland is planning the next SAFE Ireland Summit and we will be writing to her to seek her support for the Summit. In attendance at the meeting were: Siobhán McKenna, Chair of SAFE Ireland, Caitríona Gleeson, Programme & Communications Manager and Ann Flynn, Operations Manager, SAFE Ireland, Marion Mannion, Special Advisor to the Minister, Marion Walsh, Director of COSC – The National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual & Gender Based Violence and Greg Heylin, Director of the Victims of Crime Office.

Submission (1)

Hand Delivered to the Tánaiste & Minister for Justice & Equality, Frances Fitzgerald T.D., SAFE Ireland’s submission on the Domestic Violence Bill 2017 after the meeting on the 18th of January.

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.

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

Marion Mannion Special Advisor (Department of Justice and Equality)