Society of St. Vincent de Paul (Society of St. Vincent de Paul)

Lobbying Organisation Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Date published 22 Dec, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Public Policy area was more general - the Sustainable Development Goals - but there is no Public Policy area category that reflects the generality of the meeting. The meeting spanned from foreign affairs and trade to social protection to climate change and a fair, decent working environment for all.

Intended results to build support at Seanad level to compel the Department of the Taoiseach to take a leadership role in the monitoring and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals across the whole of Government, and to set up a unit within the Department of the Taoiseach to drive policy delivery and oversight for relevant policies at both regional, national and global levels.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John-Mark McCafferty

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 (1)

the meeting was convened by Coalition 2030, an alliance of civil society organisations committed to and working towards upholding Ireland’s commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at home in Ireland and in over 50 countries by 2030. It comprises over 100 organisations - international and domestic NGOs as well as environmental groups, academics, and Trade Unions - whose expertise ranges from children and youth rights to environmental sustainability and from humanitarian relief to long term development. We have a shared vision “to transform our world through collaborative partnerships that will free the human race from the tyranny of poverty and want, and to heal and secure our planet ”. In embarking on this collective journey to implement Agenda 2030 - the plan of action for people, planet and prosperity - we pledge that no one will be left behind.

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.

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Colette Kelleher Senator (Seanad)

John Dolan Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)