Comhlámh

Lobbying Organisation Comhlámh

Date published 28 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Joint Letter to An Taoiseach on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza

Intended results Maintain intensive diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire.Call on Israel to implement UN Security Council Resolution 2720 to ensure safe delivery routes for aid supplies to Gaza, including medical supplies and equipment. This must also include fuel, as it is vital to the functioning of the health system in Gaza. Increase financial support for humanitarian organisations working in Palestine, particularly those focused on healthcare and medical assistance.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Julia Haimlinger

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.

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Letter was signed by the following: Access to Medicines Ireland Action Aid Ireland The Association of Leaders of Missionaries and Religious of Ireland Comhlámh Comhlámh Justice for Palestine Friends of the Earth Ireland Gaza Paediatric Care Initiative Irish Council for Civil Liberties Irish Doctors for the Environment Irish Global Health Network Irish Society of Specialists in Public Health Medicine Safetynet Primary Care Spirasi Trinity College Dublin Centre for Global Health Tumaini La Maisha

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)