Amnesty International Ireland (Amnesty International Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Amnesty International Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Trade

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Amnesty International's support for Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill

Intended results Urge support for Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Colm O'Gorman

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.

Informal communication (1)

Inadvertent encounter while in Leinster House for another meeting, where we took the opportunity to introduce Mr Saleh Higazi, Head of Amnesty International's Jerusalem Office, and to urge Fianna Fáil party's support for the Bill

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.

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)