Overwatch Report

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Local Government] Introduction of gender quotas for local government elections

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Victor Boyhan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Joe Flaherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Gould', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Local Government] Establishment of Electoral Commission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Victor Boyhan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Joe Flaherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Gould', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Submission All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "NWC's research and launch event on Women on Boards"} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Local Government] Women's political Leadership

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Legisaltion to introduce Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[EU Affairs] Gender Pay Gap, Surrogacy and Cyberviolence

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Health] Review of Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy Act 2018

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Funding for the National Women's Council

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Health] Review of the Health Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy Act 2018

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lisa Chambers', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Kelly', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Shelly Herterich Quinn', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway County Council)'} {'name': 'Audrey Buckley', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} + 12 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Health] Slaintecare; Womens Health Action Plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Social Protection] National Pension Policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Virtual Meeting All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Submission All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Social Protection] Illness Benefit

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Influence the national budget for 2022

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Submission All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Conor Rowley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Rónán Hession', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Local Government] Gender quotas for local government elections 2024.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Community] Local & Community Development

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Disability Matters

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Agriculture] Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) investment

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Education and Training] Safe Respectful, Supportive and Positive: Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment in Higher Education Institutes Framework (SRSP Framework)

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] National Strategy on Women & Girls

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tim Lombard', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Irish Women's Parliamentary Caucus

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Programme For Government

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Programme For Government development

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Programme For Government development

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Budgetary matters] Programme For Government development

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Health] Ensure Irish & European health service take measures to ensure access to abortin care is maintained during COVID-19 crisis

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Ensure Irish & European governments are taking measures to mitigate impacts COVID-19 on women and girls

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Social Media All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Social Media All MEPs', 'role': ''}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Health] On Behalf of the Civil Society Abortion Working Group seeking to ensure that the health service take measures to ensure access to abortion care is maintained during COVID-19 crisis

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Seeking to establish an assistance fund for victims of prostitution and pimiping

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Seeking support to establish an emergency fund for victims of prostitution and pimiping

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Local Government] Seeking to establish womens caucus structure at local government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'The email was directed to all women Councillors'}

Lobbying Tracker

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