Overwatch Report

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Violence Against Women Co-ordinator emailed all Senators on 03/07/2023 to emphasis the importance of this legislation, and to seek your support in ensuring that this bill is enacted and enforced as a matter of priority.'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Criminal Justice, Family Law and Child Care processes

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Doncha O’Sullivan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Local Government] Implementation of Gender Quotas at next local elections

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Annie Hoey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Social Protection] Public Model of Childcare

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email invitation to invite to NWC Day of Action for a Public Model of Childcare'} {'name': 'Marie Sherlock', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Deborah Byrne', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Finance] Budget 2024

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Email invitation to all TD's & Senators to NWC launch of National Women's Council Pre-Budget Submission 2024: The Women’s Budget"} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Cristiona Kiely', 'role': 'Councillor (Waterford City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} + 33 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Local Government] Care

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Mass email invitation to all TD's and Senators To invite TD's & Sentors to NWC & Dublin, Arts & Human Rights Festival Event A Constitution that reflects our values."}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Health] Maternity Leave

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Violet Anne Wynne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Climate Justice

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': "To invite elected councillors of Ireland to the launch of NWC and CWI's Feminist Communities for Climate Justice project"} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': "To invited sitting members of the Seanad to the launch of NWC and CWI's Feminist Communities for Climate Justice project"} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': "To invite Irish MEPs to the launch of NWC and CWI's Feminist Communities for Climate Justice project"} {'name': 'Daithí De Róiste', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Darcy Lonergan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} + 1 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Health] Care for Older Persons

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Social Protection] Pensions

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Róisín Garvey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Frank Feighan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Housing] Lone parent family homelessness

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Local Government] Local Government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Violet Anne Wynne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lar Power', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Kilkenny County Council)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[EU Affairs] Gender mainstreaming in EU policy and legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Third National Strategy on DSGBV

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Invitation to 16 Days event Launch of Observatory Monitoring report on the Implementation of the Third National Strategy on DSGBV on behalf of National Observatory on Violence Against Women and Girls'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] North south relations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Review of Part IV Sexual Offences Act

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] DSGBV Agency Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Health] Women's Health

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Health] HSE implementation group on Termination of Pregnancy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Health] Abortion Legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gino Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Care

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Local Government] Securing legislation for gender quotas for local government elections

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Edge', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': 'Colette Finn', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Health] Three year Review of the operation of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy) Act

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rebecca Moynihan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Annie Hoey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lorraine Clifford-Lee', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 7 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Education and Training] Sexual Violence + Harassment in Higher Education + Campus

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[EU Affairs] Ukraine War

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[EU Affairs] All Island Women's Forum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Health] Three year Review of the operation of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy) Act

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Corprate Boards Gender Quotas

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Gender Equality Legislation and Investment

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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