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 05 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Family Courts Bill 2022

Intended results Influence legislation

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Legal Advisor Caroline Counihan BL and Information & Research Officer Aoife Langdon

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Email dated 4th May 2023 from Aoife Langdon Information and Research Officer on behalf of Caroline Counihan BL to all TDs and Senators with a copy of Caroline's submission in pdf format containing Safe Ireland's observations and recommendations on the Family Courts Bill 2022.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Email dated 4th May 2023 from Aoife Langdon Information and Research Officer on behalf of Caroline Counihan BL to the Minister for Justice with Caroline's submission in pdf containing Safe Ireland's observations and recommendations on the Family Courts Bill 2022.

Email (1)

Email from the Minister for Justice on 7th June 2023 to CEO Mary McDermott requesting a meeting to discuss Safe Ireland's recommendations in person.

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)