Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Lobbying Organisation Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Date published 18 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Request for meeting with Director of Lajee Cultural Centre, Aida Refugee Camp, Bethlehem

Intended results To secure a meeting between Gino Kenny TD and Cllr. John Lyons with the Director from Lajee Cultural Centre in Bethlehem, Palestine to learn about issues facing Palestinian refugees in the West Bank

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fatin Al Tamimi

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 (6-10)

Email to Cllr John Lyons and Gino Kenny TD on behalf the Lajee Cultural Center in Aida refugee camp, Bethlehem in occupied Palestine, seeking a future meeting between them and the Director of the Center, in order for them to learn more about important and serious issues facing Palestinian refugees in the West Bank.

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.

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lyons Councillor (Dublin City Council)