National Women's Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation National Women's Council of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Increasing women's representation on Boards

Intended results To create awareness of the low levels of women on private company boards and to identify the most effective ways to address this issue

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Laura Harmon

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 (11-20)

Email invitations were sent to a selection of TD's and Senators inviting them to attend an event co-hosted by NWCI and the Norwegian Embassy on the subject of increasing the numbers of women on private company boards.

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.

Kate O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Ivana Bacik Senator (Seanad)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frances Fitzgerald Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

Ruth Coppinger TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shortall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Katherine Zappone Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

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

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Hildegarde Naughton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Griffin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Griffin Minister of State (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Colette Kelleher Senator (Seanad)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)