Irish Development Education Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Development Education Association

Date published 20 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Sustainable Development Goals National Implementation Plan

Intended results Ensure Ireland has an ambitious National Implementation Plan for the Sustainable Development Goals that takes a whole of government and a whole of society approach

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Frank Geary

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 (2-5)

Attendance at UN High level Political Forum (HLPF) on the SDGs from July 8th -18th at the UN HQ in New York. Meeting with Minister Naughten and officials from DCCAE and DFAT. Meetings with officials from DCCAE and DFAT at HLPF.

Event / Reception (2-5)

Participation in the UN High level Political Forum (HLPF) on the SDGs from July 8th -18th at the UN HQ in New York. Making a statement to the High Level Political Forum on the importance of Global Citizenship Education and Education for Sustainable Development within the SDGs. Contribution to the civil society response to Ireland's Voluntary National Review.

Event / Reception (2-5)

Participation in the Stakeholder Forum on the SDGs in Dublin on 26/06/18, and the preparatory consultation on the Ireland's Voluntary National Review of the SDGs 14/05/18

Letter (1)

Signatory to letter to Paschal Donohoe, TD, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, in which members of the Irish Coalition 2030 and of the Community Platform are asking the Minister to support the development of an innovative participatory process for groups experiencing social exclusion, poverty and inequality in the national implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the setting up of the Irish SDG Stakeholder Forum.

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.

Denis Naughten Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)