Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Lobbying Organisation Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Date published 10 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Request to Oireacthas Friends of Palestine organise a meeting with award-winning Palestinian human rights actvist Iyad Burnat

Intended results To allow Mr. Burnat to speak to politicians first hand about the struggle of his village (Bil'in) against Israeli occupation and the apartheid wall that steals its land

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kevin Squires

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.

Email (2-5)

Email asked Oireachtas Friends of Palestine to organise meeting on with Iyad Burnat.

Meeting (1)

Meeting took place under the auspices of Oireachtas Friends of Palestine on October 5th, in which award-winning human rights defender Mr. Burnat briefed politicians about the struggle of his village (Bil'in) against Israeli occupation and the apartheid wall that steals its land.

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.

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)