Transgender Equality Network Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Transgender Equality Network Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details TENI advocates for equal rights and access to healthcare for trans people.

Intended results TENI had two intended results for lobbying this period. The first was to discuss our charity status application and discuss possible ways TENI can support the work of the Justice department. The second was as part of our membership of the Coalition against Hate Crime, where we sought information on the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) bill and encouraged it's passage through government.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Caoimhe O'Brien

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 Senators Email to majority Senators sent on 15 October as part of Coalition against Hate Crime. Email sent pre-debate to encourage senators to pass legislation without delay

Email All TDs Email to majority TD's sent 22nd October with same aim and content as previous email to senators.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (31-50)

CAHC Email correspondence with various TDs and Senators throughout September - October 2024.

Social Media (6-10)

CACH Messages with Senator Annie Hoey on 11 October 2024.

Letter (2-5)

Letter sent to Taoiseach Simon Harris TD, Minister Helen McEntee TD, and Minister Roderic O'Gorman.

Informal communication (1)

CAHC Conversation with Minister Helen McEntee TD on 16 October 2024.

Phone call (2-5)

Caoimhe O'Brien contacted Alison Finnegan from Minister Helen McEntee's office to discuss TENI's ongoing application for Charity Status and to get advice on same. We asked if Minister McEntee could get clarification on the current state of the process. We also discussed work TENI is doing which intersects with work Dept of Justice is doing, and possible funding streams to support this work.

Event / Reception (1)

Daire Dempsey spoke to Jennifer Carroll McNeil at her event for Hungarian human rights delegation at Dept of Taoiseach

Event / Reception (1)

Daire Dempsey spoke to Fintan Warfield at a RESIST project event.

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.

Barry Ward Senator (Seanad)

Eileen Flynn Senator (Seanad)

Annie Hoey Senator (Seanad)

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Pauline O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Marie Sherlock Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Fintan Warfield Senator (Seanad)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)