Oxfam Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Oxfam Ireland

Date published 16 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details To request contributions to the Dail Debate on the JCFAT report "Review of the Irish Aid Programme" and to speak on the critical role played by Ireland's ODA i.e. on the challenges and opportunities ahead.

Intended results To widen the debate on development assistance, with a view to increasing its positive impact on the world's poorest people.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jim Clarken, CEO

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.

Email (1)

Attachments to the email included: Oxfam Ireland's original 2017 Submission ot the JCFAT in October 2018 and a briefing to inform recipients for the Dail Debate.

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.

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mick Wallace TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Clare Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sean Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ciarán Cannon Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Simon Coveney Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Sean D. Barrett Senator (Seanad)

Noel Grealish TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tony McLoughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maureen O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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