National Women's Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation National Women's Council of Ireland

Date published 18 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Women's representation at local government

Intended results To share key recommendations from recently published NWC report - Women Beyond the Dáil report.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Liliana Fernández, Women's Leadership Officer

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 Invitation to report launch to all Members of the JOC on Children Disability Equality and Integration and JOC on Gender Equality

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (1)

Minister Alan Dillon gave support and keynote address at media launch of Women Beyond the Dáil report launch on 25th June.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Clr Cathy Bennett and Former Cllr Darcy Lonergan spoke at the webinar launch of Women Beyond the Dail research launch on 10th September to share their experiences as councillors.

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.

Alan Dillon Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Cathy Bennett Councillor (Monaghan County Council)

Darcy Lonergan Councillor (Dublin City Council)