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 09 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Supports for Victims of Domestic Violence

Intended results Meet with Minister Heather Humphreys to discuss a number of policy issues concerning women victims of domestic violence, which cross over both her ministerial portfolios.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mary McDermott, CEO Safe Ireland

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)

Email sent to the Minister on 1st September 2022 by Mary McDermott with pdf letter attachment also dated 1st September 2022. The letter addressed to Minister Heather Humphreys requested a meeting to discuss a number of policy issues concerning women victims of domestic violence - issues which cross over both of her ministerial portfolios namely the following items: 1) Non-mean-tested access to Social Protection payments and access for qualified adults to the Treatment Benefit Scheme and 2) Community Development Responses to Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence. A second acknowledgment email was received by Mary McDermott from the Minister's office on 1st September.

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.

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)