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 19 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Written Submission submitted by email on the 31st of January by SAFE Ireland: Changing Culture and Transforming the response to Gender Based Violence in Ireland to the Department of Justice & Equality towards the development of the National Women’s Strategy 2017-2020.

Intended results To secure Violence Against Women as a high level objective in the National Women’s Strategy 2017-2020.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Caitríona Gleeson, Programme & Communications Manager, 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.

Submission (1)

Written Submission submitted by email on the 31st of January by SAFE Ireland: Changing Culture and Transforming the response to Gender Based Violence in Ireland to the Department of Justice & Equality towards the development of the National Women’s Strategy 2017-2020.

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.

Frances Fitzgerald Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

David Stanton Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)

Carol Baxter Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)