Overwatch Report

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] NWC Sex for Rent Research Launch

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Invitation to NWC Sex for Rent research launch'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[EU Affairs] European Women's Lobby "Europe at a Crossroads" Manifesto

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[EU Affairs] Policy recommendations related to the European Semester and National Reform Programme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Social Protection] Policy recommendations related to the social protection system, particularly means testing and reform of the Increase for a Qualified Adult

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Carey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joan Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Housing] Housing and homelessness issues faced by lone parents

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Flaherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Gould', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Social Protection] Policy recommendations related to Care and Economic Equality

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Invitation to the launch of "A Feminist Vision of Care and Economic Equality" by Ursula Barry and Ciara Jennings, launched by NWC and ActionAid. Launched by Ivana Bacik TD, Senator Annie Hoey, Senator Fiona O\'Loughlin'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Annie Hoey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] EU Directive on violence against women

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Gender Equality

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Feminist Communities for Climate Justice Baseline Report Launch

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Invitation to all Cork and Cork City Councillors to attend research launch.'} {'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan', 'role': 'Joint Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Caroline Conroy', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Dearbháil Butler', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} + 2 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[EU Affairs] Europe at a Crossroads - Equal Participation of Women at All Levels: Prerequisite for Peace, Prosperity and Societal Change

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Pauline O'Reilly", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 4 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Health] Perinatal Mental Health

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Duncan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eileen Flynn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Mark Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Public Expenditure and Reform] NWC Pre-Buget Submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Invitation sent to all Oireachtas members to online launch of NWC Pre-Budget Submission, and circulation of Pre-Budget document and summary'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} + 30 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Public Early Childcare Education Care

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] The Alliance Launch of Public Early Childhood Education and Care

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'All Oireachtas members were emailed an invitation to the launch. \nFull alliance membership here: https://www.nwci.ie/discover/what_we_do/together_for_public'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] The Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violenc

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dr Stephanie O’Keeffe', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Department of Justice)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Social Protection] Social Protection Concerns - Benchmarking of Rates and Individualisation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Teresa Leonard', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Feminist Climate Justice

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'All TDs were emailed a copy of the Feminist Climate Justice Report with a request to arrange a meeting.'} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': 'All MEPs were emailed a copy of the Feminist Climate Justice Report with a request to arrange a meeting.'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Rebecca Moynihan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Local Government] Women's representation at local government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Invitation to report launch to all Members of the JOC on Children Disability Equality and Integration and JOC on Gender Equality'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Cathy Bennett', 'role': 'Councillor (Monaghan County Council)'} {'name': 'Darcy Lonergan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[EU Affairs] women's leadership

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': 'Introduction and meeting request to all newly elected MEP'} {'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Introduction email to all newl elected women councillors'} {'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] National Strategy for Women and Girls

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Carol Baxter', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Sex for Rent Exploitation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email invitation to all Oireachtas members inviting them to brief in AV room on NWC Sex for Rent report.'} {'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Environment] NWC Feminist Climate Justice Report

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email invitation on briefing in AV Room on Feminist Climate Justice Report 23/09/24'} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': 'Email invitation on briefing in AV Room on Feminist Climate Justice Report 24/09/2024'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Social Protection] Post Budget Analysis

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Inform Oireachtas Members on the publication of our Post-Budget Analysis for Budget 2025'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Social Protection] Pensions Auto-enrolment and policy considerations related to care and gender

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Inform Oireachtas Members and policymakers of the gender and care implications of the upcoming Auto-enrolment Pension Scheme, and advocate for changes to the pension system contained within our Report, Still Stuck in the Gap - Pensions Auto-enrolment from a gender and care lens, to further gender equality. Invitation to report launch: Still Stuck in the Gap.'} {'name': 'Tim Duggan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[EU Affairs] discussion on advancing women's rights in the EU Parliament

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': "Mass email to all MEPs - introductory meeting request to discuss advancing women's rights in the EU parliament."} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Local Government] Women's representation at local government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Invitation to Report launch in Cork - 20/11/24'} {'name': 'Cathy Bennett', 'role': 'Councillor (Monaghan County Council)'} {'name': 'Darcy Lonergan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Violence Against Women across the Island

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Invitation to report launch - DOJ Atrium, 26.11.24'} {'name': 'Dr Stephanie O’Keeffe', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cuan)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Programme for Government / General Election Manifestos

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 10 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Local Government] Gender Quotas - Launch of Gender Quotas Alliance Position Paper

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': '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'} {'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Email invitation to launch of the Gender Quotas Alliance position paper. AV Room (Leinster House) on 24th September 2024.'} {'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Kieran O'Hanlon", 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 35 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Public Childcare

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Invitation to the launch of the Public Childcare Alliance Launch & request for Oireachtas members to commit to a public childcare model in general election manifestos. 09.09.24.'} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Invitation (sent 12.12.24) to "All I want for Christmas is Public Childcare Photocall". The intended result was to get a commitment to a public model of childcare in the Programme for government.'} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email campaign for public system of Early Childhood Education and Care to make Oireachtas Members aware of e-action campaigning tool, calling on political party leaders to commit to a public system of early childhood education and care; sent: 31.10.24'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} + 99 more

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