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 EU Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Consultation on EU Directive on Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence

Intended results Contribute to roundtable discussion on EU Directive to complement the Third National Strategy regarding any sections that should be amended or highlight f there was anything lacking from the text.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Miriam Kivlehan, Programme & 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 (2-5)

Email from Frances Fitzgerald MEP 9th September to Mary McDermott with letter dated 9th September as pdf attachment inviting Safe Ireland to a roundtable discussion on the EU Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence which was taking place on Friday 14th October. Follow up email received by Mary McDermott from Frances Fitzgerald MEP on 7th October containing 2 pdf attachments which consisted on the EU Directive proposal and the roundtable discussion Agenda.

Event / Reception (1)

In person attendance by Miriam Kivlehan at roundtable discussion on 14th October at 9.30 am in the European Parliament Liaison Office in Dublin.

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.

Frances Fitzgerald MEP (European Parliament)