Work Equal CLG

Lobbying Organisation Work Equal CLG

Date published 21 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Raise awareness of Dress for Success work generally, build support for policies supporting female leadership and gender equality

Intended results Increased awareness of issues surounding gender equality in the workplace and build support for relevant legislation

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sonya Lennon

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.

Phone call (1)

Sonya phoned Mary Mitchell O'Connor to discuss how best to keep government representatives informed about Dress for Success Work Equal Campaign

Letter (1)

Invitation sent to an Taoiseach inviting him to attend first Work Equal Conference 27th November 2019

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.

Leo Varadkar An Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)