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 05 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Ensure a provision for victims of domestic violence leave under the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act receive the full rate of pay from their Employers..

Intended results Influence legislation.

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.

Letter (1)

Template letter received from Women's Aid in an email dated 26th May was signed by Mary McDermott CEO and sent to Minister Roderic O'Gorman by email on same date.

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.

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)