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 Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Domestic Violence in Under 18's

Intended results Meet with Deputy Costello and discuss gender based violence from partners for under 18s, in particular the role Tusla plays as corporate parent and whether policy is sufficiently developed in this space and if there are any general issues in this area.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mary McDermott, CEO Safe Ireland and Lisa Marmion, Services Development Manager

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)

Multiple emails between the offices of Safe Ireland and Deputy Patrick Costello to arrange a meeting between Mary McDermott, Lisa Marmion, Deputy Costello and Green Party Local Area Representative in Drogheda Michael Kennedy. A Microsoft Teams meeting was arranged for 20th November.

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.

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)