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 15 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Domestic violence

Intended results Discussion on domestic violence and homelessness

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mary McDermott, CEO and Aoife Langdon, Information and Research Officer

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.

Informal communication (1)

Text on 10th March from Mary McDermott to Deputy Eoin O'Broin requesting a meeting.

Email (2-5)

Email from Deputy O'Broin to Miss McDermott on 18th March asking her to meet at a slightly later time the following day. Email from Aoife Langdon to Deputy O'Broin on same day provided details of who is attending the meeting on behalf of Safe Ireland.

Meeting (1)

In person meeting with Deputy O'Broin and his assistant in Leinster House on 19th March. Both Mary McDermott and Aoife Langdon attended.

Informal communication (1)

Text from Mary McDermott on 20th March to Deputy O'Broin to thank him for meeting with her the previous day.

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.

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)