Sonas Domestic Violence Charity

Lobbying Organisation Sonas Domestic Violence Charity

Date published 19 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Resourcing for the domestic violence support services

Intended results Create awareness of the impact of the under resourcing of domestic violence support services and the impact on victims and service providers

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fiona Ryan

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 (2-5)

Sonas as an individual organisation and as part of a wider group of NGOs communicated the impact of under-resourcing of the community and voluntary sector and the impact this was having on services; Sonas referenced its own particular situation in its individual correspondence

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.

Katherine Zappone Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)