Christian Aid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Christian Aid Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details COP30 & climate action

Intended results Raise awareness of Christian Aid climate-related work and priorities, in the context of the UN COP30 negotiations in particular

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ross Fitzpatrick, Conor O'Neill

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 (2-5)

Meetings with Minister Neale Richmond and Minister Darragh O'Brien before and during the COP30 negotiations, to discuss Ireland's positioning, in particular on climate finance, domestic emissions reductions and other COP30 negotiation tracks relevant to international development

Meeting (2-5)

Meetings with Deputies Ciaran Ahern, Tom Brabazon and Paul Gogarty to discuss climate action post-COP, organised by the Stop Climate Chaos (SCC) coalition

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.

Neale Richmond Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)

Tom Brabazon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ciarán Ahern TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Nicholas Gogarty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)