National Women's Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation National Women's Council of Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Referendums on Family & Care

Intended results To ask for support for the NWC YES YES campaign

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Rachel Coyle, Head of Campaigns & Mobilisation

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? To share canvassing information / spread awareness of YES YES whatsapp groups across multiple constituencies with those looking to support campaign through canvassing.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Councillors Email invitation sent to all Dublin city councillors on 23/01 to the NWC YES YES campaign Launch on 25/01 January in the Mansion House.

Phone call All Councillors Phone call followed up with email sent to all Dublin city councillors asking for support for the NWC yes yes campaign, and informing of various canvassing activities across constituencies.

Email All Oireachtas Members Email invitation sent to all TDs and Senators to the NWC yes yes campaign launch on 25/01.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Email to Senator Lynn Boylan; Senator Rebecca Moynihan; TD Paul Murphy; TD Jennifer Whitmore; TD Brian Leddin; TD Richard Bruton; TD Christopher O'Sullivan to invite climate spokespeople of political parties to attend CCAP Care Research/ Family and Care Referendum webinar.

Event / Reception (1)

Ask Clr Richie Molloy for support for the YES YES campaign during attendance at Family Carers Meeting in Tipperary 6th February 2024

Event / Reception (1)

Ask Maria Walsh MEP Senator Mary Seery Kearney, Councillor Yemi Adenuga for support for the YES YES campaign during attendance at a FG event, Ard Boyne Hotel, Navan , Co Meath 19th February 2024

Event / Reception (1)

Ask Councillor Alan Edge for support for the YES YES campaign Web Project Talk, Rathfarn

Email (1)

Ask Senator Fiona O'Loughlin, Clr Angela Feeney, Senator Vincent Martin if they would support for the YES YES campaign in Kildare.

Phone call (1)

Phone call to Senator Annie Hoey, Cllr Caroline Conroy, Senator Marie Sherlock, Cllr Janet Horner, Neasa Hourigan TD, Cllr Donna Cooney, Clr Peter O'Brien, Cllr Eva Dowling, Cllr Oisín O'Connor, Cllr Claire Byrne, Cllr Hazel Chu, Cllr Lyn Hagin Meade, Minister Roderic O'Gorman TD, Cllr Michael Pidgeon, Senator Pauline O'Reilly, Senator Róisín Garvey, Cllr Cristíona Kiely, Cllr Karen Power, Senator Vincent P Martin, Cllr Marianne Butler to encourage engagement and support for YesYes campaign.

Event / Reception (1)

Ask Cllr Carolyn Moore, Patrick Costello TD for support for NWC yes yes referendum campaign during attendance at a Coffee Morning organised by Cllr Carolyn Moore re YesYes support for referendums, 04/03/2024

Virtual Meeting (1)

Zoom meeting with Senator Lynn Boylan on 29/02 to ask for support for NWC yes yes campaign.

Email (1)

Email invitation to Joseph Queenan, Declan Bree, Gino Oboyle, Marie Casserly, Martin Connolly, Gerard Mullaney, Dara Mulvey, Tom Fox, Thomas Walsh, Sinead Maguire, Martin Baker, Paul Taylor, Donal Gilfroy, Tom MacSharry, Rosaleen O Grady , Thomas Healy, Arthur Gibbons ask if they would support the yes yes campaign and canvas in sligo.

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.

Lynn Boylan Senator (Seanad)

Rebecca Moynihan Senator (Seanad)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Leddin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richie Molloy Councillor (Tipperary County Council)

Mary Seery Kearney Senator (Seanad)

Maria Walsh MEP (European Parliament)

Yemi Adenuga Councillor (Meath County Council)

Alan Edge Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Angela Feeney Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Vincent P Martin Senator (Seanad)

Annie Hoey Senator (Seanad)

Caroline Conroy Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Marie Sherlock Senator (Seanad)

Janet Horner Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donna Cooney Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Peter O'Brien Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Eva-Elizabeth Dowling Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Oisín O'Connor Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Claire Byrne Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Hazel Chu Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Lyn Hagin Meade Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Michael Pidgeon Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Pauline O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Róisín Garvey Senator (Seanad)

Cristiona Kiely Councillor (Waterford City and County Council)

Karen Power Councillor (Fingal County Council)

Marianne Butler Councillor (Louth County council)

Carolyn Moore Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joseph Queenan Councillor (Sligo County Council)

Declan Bree Councillor (Sligo County Council)

Gino O'Boyle Councillor (Sligo County Council)

Marie Casserly Councillor (Sligo County Council)

Martin Connolly Councillor (Sligo County Council)

Gerard Mullaney Councillor (Sligo County Council)

Dara Mulvey Councillor (Sligo County Council)

Tom Fox Councillor (Sligo County Council)

Thomas Walsh Councillor (Sligo County Council)

Sinéad Maguire Councillor (Sligo County Council)

Martin Baker Councillor (Sligo County Council)

Paul Taylor Councillor (Sligo County Council)

Donal Gilroy Councillor (Sligo County Council)

Tom MacSharry Councillor (Sligo County Council)

Rosaleen O'Grady Councillor (Sligo County Council)

Thomas Healy Councillor (Sligo County Council)

Arthur Gibbons Councillor (Sligo County Council)