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, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Offer of support from Wexford Councillor Aoife Rose O'Brien

Intended results Show support to advocate and County Councillor Aoife Rose O'Brien on a motion she tabled to Wexford Chamber on domestic, sexual and gender based violence.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mary McDermott, CEO Safe Ireland

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 (1)

Email to Mary McDermott from Councillor Aoife Rose O'Brien on 26th June contained a motion she was submitting to Wexford Chamber which requested that they write to An Taoiseach and call for mandatory minimum sentencing be introduced in every conviction of sexual, domestic or gender based violent assault. The Councillor offered her support to Safe Ireland.

Email (1)

Response email from Mary to Councillor O'Brien on 26th June affirmed Safe Ireland's support for the motion and an offer by Mary to present to the council.

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.

Aoife Rose O'Brien Councillor (Wexford County Council)