Christian Aid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Christian Aid Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details Colombian Peace Process

Intended results Meeting with out partner organisation ABColombia, Fr. Padre Sterlin and Barnadino Mosquera during a visit to Dublin at the start of February to discuss challanges with the Colombian Peace Process

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Grainne Kilcullen

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with parliamentarians from the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence, in Buswells Hotel

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Senator Catherine Noone and Fiona O'Laughlin who accompanied Christian Aid to Colombia in August 2017

Email (2-5)

Follow up with Darragh O Brien providing content for PQs to the minister on Colombia

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.

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

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

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Noone Senator (Seanad)

Fiona O'Loughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)