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 08 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Zero Tolerance Community Project Dublin 1 and Dublin 7

Intended results Consultants for Zero Tolerance Community Project coordinated by Deputy Mary Lou McDonald's office

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mary McDermott, CEO and Jenny Horsfield, Education and Training 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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

Communication via emails which commenced 6th May from Sinead Burke (Policy and Outreach) on behalf of Deputy Mary Lou McDonald to Mary McDermott in relation to coordination of the second phase of the Zero Tolerance community campaign by Sinn Fein in Dublin 1 and Dublin 7.

Email (2-5)

Email from Sinead Burke 26th May to Mary McDermott and Jenny Horsfield seeking training from Safe Ireland. Training proposal issued 4th June. Subsequent email from Sinead seeking breakdown of costs.

Email (2-5)

Communication via email from Sinead Burke to Mary McDermott 9th July seeking permission by Men's Aid to use campaign's Zero tolerance logo for their training. Response from Mary McDermott declined same due to differing analyses.

Email (2-5)

Email from Mary Lou McDonald TD to Mary McDermott 14th August with invitation to committee meeting 25th August and Connolly Station mural launch 22nd September.

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.

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)