Alienated Children First - Ireland (Alienated Children First - Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Alienated Children First - Ireland

Date published 19 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Members of Alienated Children First held a Zoom meeting with TD Brendan Smith and we asked him to hand a letter to Minister of Justice Helen McEntee flagging the flaws in the UNSR VAWG report.

Intended results To inform the Department of Justice of the a many flaws in the applicationin the report of submissions and “cherry picking” of information, including gender biases. Of most concern is the report called for the banning of the term “parental alienation that contradicts Department of Justice policy paper on parental alienation.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ms C Maguire

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

ACF met with Brendan Smith TD to advise him about of our concerns about the UN SR VAWG document being launched on Parental Alienation.

Letter (1)

Asked Brendan Smith TD to pass on a letter of our concerns to the relevant minister (Minister of Justice Helen McEntee) outlining our concern about the UN SR VAWG report

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.

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)