The Victims Alliance

Lobbying Organisation The Victims Alliance

Date published 19 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Concern about Ruhama and Sex Trafficking Victims

Intended results Raise awareness of issues around Ruhamas involvement with Sex Trafficking Victims Change public policy in relation to Ruhamas involvement with Sex Trafficking Victims

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kayleigh Payne

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 (11-20)

Emails sent to Clare Daly; Peter Burke; Joe Higgins; Richard Boyd-Barrett; Mick Wallace; Joe Flaherty; Joan Collins; Finian McGrath; Emmet Stagg (former Whip, not a DPO); Jan O'Sullivan; Sorca Clarke; Frances Fitzgerald; Jack Wall (Mark Wall perhaps?); James Reilly; Damien English; Catherine Murphy; Anthony Lawlor; Robert Troy; Johnny Quirke (Johnny Guirke perhaps?); Roisin Shorthall to raise concerns about Ruhama and Sex Trafficking Victims

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.

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Johnny Guirke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anthony Lawlor Senator (Seanad)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Damien English TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Mark Wall Senator (Seanad)

Frances Fitzgerald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jan O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Finian McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Flaherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mick Wallace TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Higgins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Clare Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)