The ONE Campaign

Lobbying Organisation The ONE Campaign

Date published 20 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Overseas Development Aid

Intended results To reaffirm the Government’s Commitment to reaching the 0.7% ODA GNP target and to promote Ireland as a global leader in the development field.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jamie Drummond, and Paul Hewson

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.

Meeting (6-10)

Meeting with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Minister Donohoe, Tánaiste Coveney, and Mr. Martin Fraser at Government buildings to discuss ODA and Ireland as a global leader in the development field. A separate set of earlier meetings took place with Taoiseach Varadkar, Mr. Fraser, Deputy Smith, Mr. Watt, Deputy Crowe, Deputy O'Brien, and Mr. Stephen Lynham. In addition, two separate meetings took place with MEPs Carthy and McGuinness.

Email (2-5)

Emails were sent to set up these meeting.

Phone call (2-5)

Phone calls were made to set up the meetings.

Letter (1)

Letter to An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar about overseas development aid, including the Government’s commitment to reaching the 0.7% ODA GNP target and the benefits of promoting Ireland as a global leader in the area of development aid.

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.

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Martin Fraser Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Matt Carthy MEP (European Parliament)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

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

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

Stephen Lynam Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Mairead McGuinness MEP (European Parliament)