Meath Women's Aid Housing Association Company Limited by Guarantee (Willow Domestic Abuse Services (formerly known as Meath Women's Refuge & Support Services))

Lobbying Organisation Meath Women's Aid Housing Association Company Limited by Guarantee

Date published 04 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details We wrote to and met with the Minister for Justice to discuss the plan for our new refuge building and to discuss the funding of our business plan and core funding from Tusla

Intended results To update the minister on the need for additional resources for our work, to seek clarification on budgets to be transferred from Tusla to the Department of Justice and to highlight the need for additional resources for our work on domestic violence in Co. Meath

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sinead Smith

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)

This meeting took place face to face on 7th March in our offices, it was followed up with a letter sent to Tusla for her information on the 7th March 2022. In addition, we wrote directly again to the Minister on the 28th April, again outlining our concerns re funding.

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)