National Women's Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation National Women's Council of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Domestic Violence Bill 2017

Intended results To secure support from elected representatives for NWCI amendments to the Bill

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Orla O'Connor

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.

Meeting (2-5)

Four meetings were held with representatives of the Labour Party, the Green Party, Solidarity and Fianna Fáil seeking support for the proposed amendments.

Email (2-5)

Emails were sent to a number of elected representatives seeking support for the proposed amendments to the Bill.

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.

Catherine Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Grace O'Sullivan Senator (Seanad)

Ruth Coppinger TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee Senator (Seanad)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colette Kelleher Senator (Seanad)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

David Norris Senator (Seanad)