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 20 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Letter sent on the 20th of June to the Minister of Justice & Equality, Mr. Charles Flanagan TD, inviting the Minister to meet with Professor Evan Stark - a leading expert on coercive control in the context of domestic violence - on either the 10th or 12th of July and to be a speaker at a public seminar on 'Understanding Coercive Control' on the 11th of July in Croke Park, Dublin.

Intended results To secure coercive control as an offence in the Domestic Violence Bill 2017.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sharon O'Halloran, 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)

Letter sent on the 20th of June to the Minister of Justice & Equality, Mr. Charles Flanagan TD, inviting the Minister to meet with Professor Evan Stark - a leading expert on coercive control in the context of domestic violence - on either the 10th or 12th of July and to be a speaker at a public seminar on 'Understanding Coercive Control' on the 11th of July in Croke Park, Dublin.

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.

Charles Flanagan Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)