Christian Aid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Christian Aid Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Meetings with Government ministers at COP28

Intended results Irish government support for fossil fuel phase out and commitments to scale up financial support to developing countries

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ross Fitzpatrick

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (2-5)

We met with the Taoiseach, Tanaiste, and Minister for the Environment during COP28 to outline our key asks on fossil fuel phase out, climate finance, and loss and damage.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)