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, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Domestic Violence Data

Intended results Advise Cuan on the existing eSafe program being used by Safe Ireland and its members to capture domestic violence data and advise on same in relation to the development of the Cuan Hub.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mary McDermott, CEO Safe Ireland, Paul Daly, Data Administrator, 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 to Vinny Lanigan in Cuan from Mary McDermott dated 1st May on which Dr. Stephanie O'Keeffe was copied called for a meeting on data. Response from Dr. O'Keeffe on 1st May thanked Mary for her representations and requested eSafe's data fields along with a high level explainer on what it is doing for Safe Ireland and services. Response from Mary McDermott to Dr. O'Keeffe on 1st May offered for Paul Daly to set up sandbox accounts on eSafe to demonstrate the program.

Email (1)

Email on 1st May from Mary McDermott to Dr. O'Keeffe with forwarded email to Vinny Lanigan in Cuan which contained a proposed date for a meeting on data.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Microsoft Teams meeting which took place on 8th May between Cuan and Safe Ireland on data and the development of the Cuan Hub.

Email (1)

Email to Dr. O'Keeffe on 8th May from Mary McDermott asked for confirmation of Safe Ireland' SLA and highlighted points for action raised at the virtual meeting on data held that morning.

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.

Dr Stephanie O’Keeffe Chief Executive Officer (Department of Justice)