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2020-12-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Increased party political commitment to infrastructural, legal and accommodation supports for victims of domestic abuse
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Follow on to Programme for Government recommendations in relation to domestic abuse - supports |
| — | policy |
| — | legislation and infrastructure |
2020-09-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Leo Varadkar (An Tánaiste), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Increased party political commitment to infrastructural, legal and accommodation supports for victims of domestic abuse
Methods: Email, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Programme for Government recommendations in relation to domestic abuse - supports |
| — | policy |
| — | legislation and infrastructure |
2020-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Katherine Zappone (Minister), Department of Children and Youth Affairs; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Intent: Create awareness of the impact of the under resourcing of domestic violence support services and the impact on victims and service providers
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Resourcing for the domestic violence support services |
2020-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Create awareness of the gaps in supports for victims of domestic abuse during Taoiseach visit
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Gaps in supports to victims of domestic abuse |
2019-09-05
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: Secure support for refuge victims of domestic abuse in the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown consituency area
Methods: Unknown
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Create awareness of need for domestic violence refuge in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown. To that end |
| — | we engaged with local election candidates via asking them to pledge support the provision in the local authority area of a refuge for victims of domestic abuse. |
2017-05-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruth Coppinger (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To further inform the deputy about the impact of the current housing crisis on victims of domestic abuse; domestic abuse as a contributing factor to homelessness and the potential for homelessness to increase risks to victims of domestic abuse::Create increased public awares of the impact of the current housing crisis on domestic violence victims and the inadequacies of the current state infrastructure in terms of supporting and keeping safe victims of domestic abuse
Methods: Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Communicated on lack of accommodation provision for vicitms of domestic violence and impact of this on the safety and welfare of victims |
2016-12-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Coveney (Minister), Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government
Intent: Bring to the Minister's attention that: domestic violence is a key reason for a significant number of families becoming homeless; the safety risks posed to victims of domestic violence by lack of emergency and longer term accommodation options for victims. Draw Minister's attention to suggested changes to local authority housing policies which could potentially increase accommodation options for victims.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter to Minister for Housing |
| — | Planning |
| — | Community and Local Government |
| — | Deputy Simon Coveney |
2016-12-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Ruth Coppinger (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Brophy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Butler (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Cowen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Curran (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bernard Durkan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kathleen Funchion (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Harty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kevin 'Boxer' Moran (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fergus O'Dowd (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maureen O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Ryan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mick Wallace (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Recommendations in the committee's report recognising how domestic violence is contributing to current homeless crisis and changes needed to address safety risks to victims posed by lack of emergency and flexible ongoing accommodation options.
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Submission to the Dail Committee on Housing and Homelessness with respect to Domestic Violence as a leading contributing factor to homelessness in the midst of current homeless crisis and safety risks posed by lack of emergency and longer term accommodation options for victims of domestic abuse. |