Survivors Informing Services and Institutions (SiSi)

Lobbying Organisation Survivors Informing Services and Institutions

Date published 20 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Reform of the Family Law System

Intended results Direct engagement with government, the Minister for Justice in particular regarding the lack of survivors informing the roll out of the Family Justice Strategy

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mary-Louise Lynch

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Stop the Family Courts from Making Abuse of Women and Children Worse The above is in relation to the use of experts in the family law system using the ideology of parental alienation to inform their work resulting in further harm to victims of domestic abuse. Supporters were asked to sign a petition and opt in to receive updates with a view to submitting g the petition to the Minister which has not not been done yet

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (1)

SiSi asked the Minister for Justice if he would meet with a collective of survivors regarding the roll out of the family justice strategy

Designated public officials lobbied

There were no DPOs directly lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area.