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 09 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Red Flags are Abuse Billboard Campaign Cork City

Intended results Inform Government of the #RedFlagsAreAbuse billboard campaign running from September 25th to October 8th, 2022, and create awareness of noxious digital behaviour which are red flags for technology-facilitated abuse. The campaign focussed on three problematic red-flag behaviours.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Miriam Kivlehan, Programme and Communications 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 (1)

Press release issued in Word format accompanied by billboard images in pdf format accompanied an email from Miriam Kivlehan dated 23rd September and sent to Eamon Ryan, Ossian Smyth and Hildegarde Naughton in the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, notifying them of the upcoming #RedFlagsAreAbuse billboard campaign due to commence in Cork City on 25th September.

Email (1)

Press release issued in Word format accompanied by billboard images in pdf format accompanied an email from Miriam Kivlehan dated 23rd September and sent to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee notifying her of the upcoming #RedFlagsAreAbuse billboard campaign due to commence in Cork City on 25th September.

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.

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Transport)

Ossian Smyth Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)