National Women's Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation National Women's Council of Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Gender Quotas - Launch of Gender Quotas Alliance Position Paper

Intended results To call for the introduction of legislative gender quotas for local government elections. To ask political party members to include the introduction of Legislative gender quotas for local elections in their political manifestos

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Liliana Fernández, Women's Leadership Officer and Rachel Coyle, Head of Campaigns and Mobilisation

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 Councillors Email sent to all Cllrs to raise awareness of Gender Quotas Alliances position paper. Additional ask to Cllrs to consider asking political party members to include the introduction of Legislative gender quotas for local elections in their political manifestos. 03.10.24

Email All TDs Email invitation to launch of the Gender Quotas Alliance position paper. AV Room (Leinster House) on 24th September 2024.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (1)

Gender Quota Alliance Launch chaired by Senator Fiona O Loughlin (24.09.24)

Email (1)

Email invitation sent on 2 to launch of the Gender Quotas Alliance position paper. AV Room (Leinster House) on 24th September 2024. Cllr Kieran Ohanlon President AILG; Minister Alan Dilon; members of the JOC on Gender Equality, members of Dublin City Council. See DPO list below.

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.

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Kieran O'Hanlon Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)

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

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ciaran Cannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lisa Chambers Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Pauline O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Fintan Warfield Senator (Seanad)

Réada Cronin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Racheal Batten Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Janice Boylan Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Emma Blain Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Mary Callaghan Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Donna Cooney Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Fiona Connelly Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Hazel Chu Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Hazel De Nortuin Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Alison Field Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Deirdre Heney Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Jen Cummins Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Jesslyn Henry Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Máire Devine Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Cat O'Driscoll Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Leslie Kane Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Janet Horner Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Kourtney Kenny Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Edel Moran Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Carolyn Moore Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Gayle Ralph Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Punam Rane Councillor (Fingal County Council)

Supriya Singh Councillor (Dublin City Council)