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 07 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Zero Tolerance and Cuan the new agency for Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Ireland

Intended results Work in a collaborative manner with Cuan

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 (2-5)

Email from Mary McDermott to Dr. O'Keeffe 17th December thanked her for the good work the agency has done to date. Response from Dr. O'Keeffe 17th December thanked Mary for her leadership and advised that Cuan is looking forward to supporting the further development of the Safe Ireland network in 2025. Circular issued to all network organisations from Dr. O'Keeffe on 20th December thanking them for their support and engagement throughout 2024 and looking forward to continued engagement in 2025.

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.

Dr Stephanie O’Keeffe Chief Executive Officer (Cuan)