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 11 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Zero Tolerance Community Project Dublin 1 and Dublin 7

Intended results Expert input on domestic, sexual and gender based violence

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

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 Lou McDonald's policy and outreach officer Sinead Burke giving CEO Mary McDermott an update on the Zero Tolerance community campaign and inviting her to a campaign meeting on Monday 13th April at 11am. Email was forwarded to Education and Training Officer Jenny Horsfield who responded directly.

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)