Saoirse Housing Association CLG

Lobbying Organisation Saoirse Housing Association CLG

Date published 17 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details CEO, Allison Graham was invited to present at the Oireachtais Joint Committee on Justice on 3rd November 2021 on the topic of ‘Women’s shelters / domestic abuse refuges’. In advance of the committee meeting on 3rd November, we contacted all local TD's in the Dublin South -West and Dublin Mid-West constituencies where our services operate, to ask for their support by attending this meeting and support our on-going efforts to make domestic violence a political priority.

Intended results In advance of the committee meeting on 3rd November, we contacted all local TD's in the Dublin South -West and Dublin Mid-West constituencies where our services operate, to ask for their support by attending this meeting and support our on-going efforts to make domestic violence a political priority.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Allison Graham

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.

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On behalf of Saoirse Domestic Violence Services, Allison wrote to all local TD's in the Dublin South -West and Dublin Mid-West constituencies where our services operate, to ask if they would attend the Oireachtas JCJ meeting she was presenting at and support our on-going efforts to make domestic violence a political priority.

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.

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Brophy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Francis Noel Duffy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Higgins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)