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 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice Enquiry into Domestic Violence Refuge Accommodation

Intended results To inform the Committee on the nature of Domestic Violence refuge in Ireland; to highlight deficits in national provision; and to influence public policy and political decision-making on the development of future responses

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mary McDermott, CEO / Miriam Kivlehan, Programme & Communication Manager

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? Informed our 38 member organisations of our invitation to give evidence to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice on Wed 3rd Nov 2021 with suggestion they write to their local TD requesting their attendance. Subsequent to the meeting we circulated copy of written submission for on-going engagement with their TD

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Submission (1)

Written submission on request to the clerk of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice

Virtual Meeting (1)

Attendance by invitation at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice Wed 3rd Nov, of the Safe Ireland CEO and Services Development Manager to give oral testimony in regard to the written submission

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.

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)