Womens Aid

Lobbying Organisation Womens Aid

Date published 17 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Letter to to the Taoiseach and the Minister for Foreign Affairs to in order to register our concern in relation to the Turkeys withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention.

Intended results For the Taoiseach and Deputy to join with other international leaders to condemn the decision of the Turkish government to withdraw from the convention.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sarah Benson, Women's Aid CEO

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 (2-5)

One letter send in an email attachment from the Women's Aid Policy Officer to An Taoiseach and letter sent to the Minister for foreign affairs. One letter for reply send back to the Taoiseach after we received an acknowledgment for the first letter. Three letters sent in total.

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.

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)