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 20 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Letter sent on the 21st of June to the Tánaiste and Minister of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Frances Fitzgerald TD, to seek a meeting with the Tánaiste to discuss what is needed across government to strengthen the response to gender based violence in Ireland and also to invite her to give the opening address at the SAFE Ireland Seminar on 'Understanding Coercive Control' with Professor Evan Stark on the 11th of July in Croke Park, Dublin.

Intended results To improve the infrastructure for change across government to strengthen the response to gender based violence in Ireland.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sharon O'Halloran, CEO, 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.

Letter (1)

Letter sent on the 21st of June to the Tánaiste and Minister of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Frances Fitzgerald TD, to seek a meeting with the Tánaiste to discuss what is needed across government to strengthen the response to gender based violence in Ireland and also to invite her to give the opening address at the SAFE Ireland Seminar on 'Understanding Coercive Control' with Professor Evan Stark on the 11th of July in Croke Park, Dublin.

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 Business, Enterprise and Innovation)