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 01 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

Intended results Create a positive influence in the development and design of the new agency for DSGBV as per the Third National Strategy.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity CEO Mary McDermott; Programme & Communications Manager Miriam Kivlehan

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)

Mary McDermott was copied on email correspondence sent by Orla O'Connor National Womens Council to Carole Sullivan Dept of Justice regarding the arrangement of a meeting on Friday 29th April.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Dept of Justice Representatives Principal Officer Carole Sullivan and Assistant Secretary Doncha O’ Sullivan (Head of Criminal Governance and EU Affairs) with CEO of Safe Ireland Mary McDermott and Orla O'Connor NWCI to discuss the development and design of the new statutory agency for DSGBV.

Email (2-5)

Mary McDermott emailed Oonagh McPhilips with a view to meeting in person. A meeting was subsequently arranged for 2nd August.

Letter (2-5)

Letter received in pdf format by email on 2nd August from the Minister for Justice's Private Secretary to Mary McDermott inviting Safe Ireland to select a Representative to sit on the Advisory Board for the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence. Letter issued in response by Safe Ireland to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee dated 31st August 2022 sent by email to her Private Secretary Emma McHugh as a pdf attachment nominating Programme and Communications Manager of Safe Ireland Miriam Kivlehan as Safe Ireland's Representative to the Advisory Group for the Third National Strategy on DSGBV.

Meeting (1)

Meeting held on Tuesday 2nd August 2022 at 2.00 pm between Safe Ireland CEO Mary McDermott and Secretary General Department of Justice Oonagh McPhilips at the Beanhive Coffee Shop, 26 Dawson Street, Dublin 2.

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.

Doncha O’Sullivan Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)

Oonagh McPhillips Secretary General (Department of Justice)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)