Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Lobbying Organisation Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Date published 07 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details Campaign: 'Enabling the sale of Israel Bonds is in violation of international law – Government must act'

Intended results To urge the Minister for Finance to exercise powers under section 6 (A) of the Central Bank Act 1942 (Revised, updated to 14 Feb 2026) to end the shameful enablement of fundraising via Bonds by Israel which contributes to genocide and crimes against international law by using the provisions.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Zoe Lawlor

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? To email the Minister for Foreign Affairs to urge him to exercise powers under section 6 (A) of the Central Bank Act 1942 (Revised, updated to 14 Feb 2026) to end the shameful enablement of fundraising via Bonds by Israel which contributes to genocide and crimes against international law by using the provisions.

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)

Emails directly to the Minister for Finance urging him to exercise powers under section 6 (A) of the Central Bank Act 1942 (Revised, updated to 14 Feb 2026) to end the shameful enablement of fundraising via Bonds by Israel which contributes to genocide and crimes against international law by using the provisions.

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.

Simon Harris Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Finance)