The ONE Campaign

Lobbying Organisation The ONE Campaign

Date published 19 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Enhancement of Ireland's overseas development aid budget in advance of Budget 2016. Protection of the definition of Overseas Development Aid Budget. Protection of EU development aid in the EU Budget 2016 negotiations.

Intended results Enhance Ireland's Overseas Development Aid Budget in Budget 2016. Protection of the Definition of Overseas Development Aid Budget. Protection of EU ODA Budget 2016.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jamie Drummond, Executive Director, The ONE Campaign

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Martin Mackin (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

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.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Sherlock to discuss the proposed broadening of the definition of Overseas Development Aid by OECD.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Noonan on protection of EU development aid in the upcoming EU Budget 2016 negotiations.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Ministers and Officials to discuss Ireland's Overseas Development Aid Budget and world nutrition

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.

Robert Watt Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Martin Fraser Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)

Michael Gaffey Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Niall Burgess Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Aidan O'Driscoll Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Joan Burton Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Social Protection)

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

Michael Noonan Minister (Department of Finance)

Seán Sherlock Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)