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 05 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Budget 2024

Intended results Obtain information from the Department of Justice and Social Protection on existing funding for domestic sexual and gender based violence support services to inform Safe Ireland's pre budget submission in obtaining additional funding for 2024.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mary McDermott, 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.

Email (6-10)

Emails back and forth between CEO Mary McDermott and Sinn Fein's Policy Officer Sinead Ni Bhroin starting on 24th May 2023 and which requested that Party Leader Mary Lou McDonald TD raise parliamentary questions on Safe Ireland's behalf to the Ministers for Justice and Social Protection in the Dail the following week. Sinéad subsequently issued the responses to the PQ's by email to Mary McDermott on the following dates: 8th June, 29th June, 26th July

Email (1)

Outstanding replies from Tusla were chased up by Mary Lou McDonald TD on 14th July in the form of an email to the Minister for Justice seeking her influence.

Email (2-5)

Email to Mary McDermott on 16th June from Sarah Lyons FF Policy Officer asking her to present Safe Ireland's pre budget submission in Leinster House. Mary responded 19th June agreeing to do so once the submission is complete and issued reading material to Sarah. Sarah emailed 19th June proposing dates in September for Mary to brief the party. Mary responded on 27th July saying Safe Ireland's pre budget submission is in progress and she will forward a copy on completion.

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.

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)