SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland
Lobbying activity
The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.
Email (1)
Email from Mary McDermott CEO to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee dated 11th May setting out Safe Ireland's observations on the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice report on the General Scheme Domestic Sexual and Gender-based Violence Agency Bill which was published on 11th May and asking for our considerations in the development of the new agency to be borne in mind.
Email (2-5)
Invitation by email 18th May 2023 from Laura Cooney in the Department of Justice to Mary McDermott CEO to attend a meeting of the DSGBV Monitoring Committee being held in the Department of Justice on Friday 26th May. Follow up emails with reminders ensued with attachments containing the implementation plan actions, updates on the Third National Strategy on DSGBV and an agenda for the event.
Event / Reception (1)
Attendance by Mary McDermott CEO and Services Development Manager Lisa Marmion at the Department of Justice' DSGBV Monitoring Committee Meeting which took place on 26th May in the Department of Justice.
Email (11-20)
Emails to all members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice from Mary McDermott CEO on 11th May asking them to bear Safe Ireland's considerations on the new agency in mind. Response by Vincent Martin dated 11th May confirmed receipt of same. Response by Pa Daly dated 11th May said he will respond when first bill is published. Responses by Deputy Ó Ríordáin as well as Deputy Alan Farrell offices both dated 11th May confirmed receipt of same.
Email (2-5)
Email from Laura Cooney Department of Justice dated 3rd July inviting Mary McDermott CEO and Services Development Manager Lisa Marmion to a briefing by the Minister for Justice on updates to the Government's Zero Tolerance Strategy for DSGBV scheduled in the Department of Justice for 19th July 2023. Follow up email ensued on 17th July with a programme for the event attached.
Event / Reception (1)
Attendance by Mary McDermott at a briefing by the Minister for Justice on 19th July in the Department of Justice where the Minister provided updates to the sector on where the Government are at with the Third National Strategy on DSGBV.
Email (2-5)
Emails to Senior Civil Servants (Ben Ryan, Carole Sullivan) in the Department of Justice dated 11th May from Mary McDermott thanking them for their work in pushing forward the new DSGBV agency. Email from Ben Ryan dated 11th May thanking Safe Ireland for its contributions.
Email (2-5)
Email from Mary McDermott CEO to Minister Simon Harris dated 11th May setting out Safe Ireland's observations on the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice report on the General Scheme Domestic Sexual and Gender-based Violence Agency Bill which was published on 11th May and asking for our considerations in the development of the new agency to be borne in mind. Response from Minister's office confirmed receipt of same.
Email (2-5)
Email from Mary McDermott CEO to Minister Roderic O'Gorman dated 11th May setting out Safe Ireland's observations on the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice report on the General Scheme Domestic Sexual and Gender-based Violence Agency Bill which was published on 11th May and asking for our considerations in the development of the new agency to be borne in mind. Response from Minister's office confirmed receipt of same.
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.