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 Community

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Community Development

Intended results Represented the DSGBV Sector at civic forum on Sustainable, Inclusive and Empowered Communities

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 the Department's Community Policy Team to CEO Mary McDermott on 28th October 2022 inviting Safe Ireland to attend a Civic Forum taking place in the Aviva Stadium on 21st November.

Event / Reception (1)

Attendance at the Civic Forum in the Aviva Stadium on 21st November by Miriam Kivlehan who contributed to the discussion on Sustainable, Inclusive and Empowered Communities, as part of the Department's five year strategy to support the Community and Voluntary sector, including a commitment to establish a Civic Forum for formal dialogue between Government, national and local, and the Sector. The theme for the first Forum was ‘Co-Creating a Shared Future’.

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.

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Mary Hurley Secretary General (Department of Rural and Community Development)