Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Lobbying Organisation Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Date published 30 Aug, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Grassroots campaign urging the Minsitry of Foreign Affairs to take action to end teh illegal Israeli siege of Gaza

Intended results The get the Irish government to take action to ensure that Israel ends its decade-long illegal siege of the 2 million people in Gaza by imposing sanctions on Israel

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Email the Ministry of Foreiegn Affairs to urge action - model letter here: http://www.ipsc.ie/press-releases/5-minutes-for-palestine-write-to-dfa-urging-irish-action-over-gaza-crisis

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)

Sent email to Minister of Foreign Affairs urging actions and asking questions about Irish policy in regards to Gaza. CC'd to various TDs interested in the issue.

Event / Reception (1)

Staged a lunchtime protest outside the DFAT offices

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 Coveney Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Clare Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pádraig MacLochlainn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darragh O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik Senator (Seanad)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Paul Gavan Senator (Seanad)

Helen McEntee TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)