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 Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Invitation from Mary Lou McDonald TD to participate in public meeting on Zero Tolerance of Violence against Women.

Intended results Raise awareness of violence against women

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 from Deputy Mary Lou McDonald on 8th July invited CEO Mary McDermott to participate in a discussion at a public meeting with Natasha O'Brien, Sarah Benson, Yvonne O'Rourke and Mary-Louise Lynch to be held in the Joyce Centre, North Great George's Street on 16th July. Response from Mary to Deputy McDonald on 25th July thanked her for the invitation but advised that she was unable to attend due to another commitment in her diary.

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.

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)