National Safeguarding Ireland (Safeguarding Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation National Safeguarding Ireland

Date published 17 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Sinn Féin policy document 'Quality Care for All Standards and Accountability in Social Care' – stating that adult safeguarding should not be confined to care settings.

Intended results That national policy or debate on adult safeguarding should not be confined to residential care centres only.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Patricia Rickard-Clarke

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with David Cullinane and representatives of Safeguarding Ireland on November 10th, 2021 following initial letter from Safeguarding Ireland dated October 1st.

Letter (1)

Letter to David Cullinane October 1st

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.

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)