Trócaire

Lobbying Organisation Trócaire

Date published 19 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory

Intended results Justice, poverty relief and respect for human rights

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Gwen Dempsey

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Email campaign encouraging supporters to write to members of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade to encourage them to recommend to the government that the Occupied Territories Bill is passed in full including services. We also encouraged people to write hand written letters at events

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 to EPP MEPs requesting roundtable with partners

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting with Trócaire partners to discuss the situation in oPt-I

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Neale Richmond to request him join a meeting with Trócaire partners

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting with Senator Patricia Stephenson on situation in oPt-I

Letter (11-20)

Letters to JCFAT members on the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 as well as a formal submission to the Committee.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Collins on the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025

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)

Sean Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Nina Carberry MEP (European Parliament)

Regina Doherty MEP (European Parliament)

Maria Walsh MEP (European Parliament)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patricia Stephenson Senator (Seanad)

Neale Richmond Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathy Bennett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shay Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel McCarthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ken O'Flynn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Garret Ahearn Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Joe O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Niall Collins Minister of State (Department of Justice)