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 17 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Zero Tolerance Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence

Intended results Ensure implementation of provisions within the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender based violence thus securing better outcomes for women and children victim/survivors.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity CEO Mary McDermott; Legal Advisor Caroline Counihan BL

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)

Email dated 18th July from CEO Mary McDermott to Minister McEntee with Safe Ireland considerations on structural issues of the domestic, sexual and gender based violence infrastructural response in Ireland. Response from the Minister's office dated 1st September seeking a meeting with Safe Ireland representatives. Subsequent emails dated 4th September ensued to arrange a date, time and location for the meeting. This was finalised by email on 20th and 21st September.

Meeting (1)

In person meeting between CEO Mary McDermott and Services Development Manager Lisa Marmion of Safe Ireland and Minister for Justice Helen McEntee on 3rd October at 3.30 pm in the Minister's office in Leinster House.

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.

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)