START (Southern Taskgroup on Abortion and Reproductive Topics)

Lobbying Organisation START (Southern Taskgroup on Abortion and Reproductive Topics)

Date published 22 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Submission made to under the public submission facility to the Joint Oireachtas committee re review of abortion legislation

Intended results Address the shortfalls in the current legislation eg safe access zones, poor access to provision in certain parts of the country among other things

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr Trish Horgan

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.

Submission (1)

Review of abortion legislation

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.

Elaine Gunn Assistant Secretary (The Houses of the Oireachtas, Parliamentary Services Division)