Irish Development Education Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Development Education Association

Date published 16 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Irish Aid Development Education Strategy

Intended results To ensure the implementation of the Irish Aid Development Education Strategy 2017-2023 reflects the priorities and needs of Development Education practitioners in Ireland and IDEA members.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Frank Geary, IDEA Director

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.

Submission (2-5)

Written submissions to the Irish Aid Development Education unit on the proposed implementation and performance management framework for the Irish Aid Development Education Strategy were submitted in April 2017.

Meeting (2-5)

Meetings between IDEA and Irish Aid staff Written submissions to discuss the proposed implementation and performance management framework for the Irish Aid Development Education Strategy in March & April 2017.

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.

Mary Browne Head of Unit (Department of Foreign Affairs)