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Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Discuss matters of interest & concern to DRCC, including practical supports for victim/survivors of DSGBV and the issue of counselling notes

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patricia Stephenson', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Awareness raising of the impact of sexual violence and the importance of training in responding to disclosures

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alison Comyn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Discuss the work of DRCC and issues relevant to the organisation, including restorative justice

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Oonagh McPhillips', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Justice)'}

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Inform about DRCC’s work, including its public awareness and consent campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Barry', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': "Oisín O'Connor", 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': 'Eva-Elizabeth Dowling', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'}

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Highlight DRCC’s position in relation to a digital world in which every person is protected from harm and supported to thrive

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Conor Glynn', 'role': 'Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Highlight areas of concern and provide suggested measures to strengthen the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Misc. Provisions) Bill 2026

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Ben Ryan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Ruth Coppinger', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Highlight DRCC’s position on the ‘honest belief defence’ during deliberations on the General Scheme of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences, Domestic Violence and International Instruments) Bill 2025

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Discuss project examining complementary support options for victim/survivors alongside formal justice processes.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Raising concerns about proposed legislative changes relating to counselling notes and the impact on victim/survivors of sexual violence.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Ben Ryan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'}

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Attend community event and raise awareness to the supports and services DRCC provides victim/survivors of sexual violence.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Highlight the need for the Presidency of the Council of the EU to prioritise tackling violence against women and girls, including online harms that transcend borders.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Joe Hackett', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Conor Glynn', 'role': 'Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Ongoing engagement with Oireachtas Members who accepted DRCC invitation to participate on All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sexua Violence.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ruth Coppinger', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Heneghan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patricia Stephenson', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Naoise Ó Muirí', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Máire Devine', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Nicole Ryan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 5 more

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Extend an invite to the launch of new public opinion research from DRCC, exploring public attitudes and perceptions around sexual violence.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Extend an invite to the launch of new public opinion research from DRCC, exploring public attitudes and perceptions around sexual violence'} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Extend an invite to the launch of new public opinion research from DRCC, exploring public attitudes and perceptions around sexual violence'} {'name': 'Emma Blain', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Grace Boland', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ciairin de Buis', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Parole Board)'} + 21 more

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Meet with Cuan to discuss our work and current activities

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Request a meeting to brief on our work and current activities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Oonagh McPhillips', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Justice)'}

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Invite the Minister and Cuan’s CEO to officially launch DRCC’s 2024 Annual Report

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Discuss matters of interest.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Máire Devine', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Extend an invitation to attend the launch of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre's annual report

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tom Brabazon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paula Butterly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Callaghan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Extend invite to Oireachtas members to participate on an All-Party Parliamentarian Group on Sexual Violence

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Heneghan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Ahern', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eileen Flynn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Máire Devine', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Naoise Ó Muirí', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Met with the Minister to outline the Centre’s work, highlight the barriers victims/survivors of sexual violence face and explain the need for multi-annual funding to sustain and strengthen our services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Suzanne Coogan', 'role': 'Press Adviser (Department of Justice)'}

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Attend community event and raise awareness to the supports and services DRCC provides victim/survivors of sexual violence

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Advocate for the Government's endorsement of the inclusion of a consent-based definition of rape in the EU Directive on Combatting Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Support our MEP efforts for the inclusion of a consent-based definition of rape in the first EU Directive on Combatting Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Acknowledge the allocation funding which will allow DRCC plan strategically to support victim/survivors of sexual violence for the year ahead

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Layla de Cogan Chin', 'role': 'Acting Chief Executive Officer (Department of Justice)'}

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Inform on the work of DRCC

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Dr Stephanie O’Keeffe', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Department of Justice)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice)'}

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Engage with Cuan to inform about the work of DRCC, the work of the Rape Crisis sector and be informed about the agencies future priorities

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] In collaboration with the Women's Caucus deliver sexual violence training for Leinster House staff

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Discuss issues of interest DRCC has about Ireland's Presidency of the European Council in 2026

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Inform on the work of DRCC over past 12 months with a view to Minister launching DRCC's Annual Report

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Inform on issues of concern to DRCC for victims of sexual violence within the criminal justice process

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Dr Stephanie O’Keeffe', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Department of Justice)'}

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