Women for Election (Women for Election)

Lobbying Organisation Women for Election

Date published 21 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Promoting a gender balanced cabinet in the context of government formation

Intended results A gender balanced Cabinet and candidate gender, diversity quotas for Seanad and Local Government Elections and progress on the implementation of the Task Force of Safe Participation in Public Life

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brian Sheehan

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.

Letter (1)

Letter to the Taoiseach in their role as Party Leader of Fianna Fáil

Letter (1)

Letter to DPO - Mary Lou McDonald in their capacity as party Leader of Sinn Féin

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister for Justice in her capacity as leading Programme for Government negotiations for Fine Gael

Letter (1)

Letter to the Tánaiste in his capacity as Party Leader of Fianna Fáil

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister for Finance in his capacity as leading Programme for Goverment Negotiations for Fianna Fáil

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.

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Helen McEntee TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)