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 21 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details For DEASP to facilitate women and children in need of immediate relocation as a result of domestic violence (DV) access to emergency rent supplement for a period of three months and/or duration of Covid-19 national emergency.

Intended results That women and children in need of immediate relocation as a result of DV be able to access emergency rent supplement for a period of three months and/or duration of Covid-19 national emergency.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sharon O Halloran & Mary McDermott Co- CEOs

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? For our 38 DV Service Members to contact their local Oireachtas Members to lobby the DEASP Minister to facilitate women and children in need of immediate relocation as a result of DV access to emergency rent supplement for a period of three months and/or duration of Covid-19 national emergency.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

Letter and Emergency Rent Supplement proposal by email to Minister for Employment Affairs & Social Protection, Regina Doherty on the 3rd April. Follow up email on 22nd of April and letter by email on the 29th of April. Emergency Rent Supplement proposal by email to Eoin Ó Broin on the 3rd of April and follow up email on the 23rd of April. Letter and Emergency Rent Supplement proposal by email to Minister for Justice & Equality, Charlie Flanagan on the 29th of April.

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.

Regina Doherty Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)

Charles Flanagan Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)