CBM Ireland

Lobbying Organisation CBM Ireland

Date published 20 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Meetings with members of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs & Trade (JCFAT)

Intended results Advocating for the fulfillment of commitments to persons with disabilities within Ireland's International Development Policy

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mary Keogh Director DID Initiative CBM as part of Dóchas Disability in International Development Working Group

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)

2 July - CBM participated in the formal presentation to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs & Trade and Defence by members of the Dóchas Disability in International Development Working Group (DDIDWG). Focus on the importance of inclusion of persons with disabilities in Ireland's overseas development and humanitarian aid programmes and meeting the commitments to persons with disabilities made in Ireland's international development policy 'A Better World'.

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)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ned O'Sullivan Senator (Seanad)

Niall Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel Grealish TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tony McLoughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik Senator (Seanad)

Billy Lawless Senator (Seanad)

Gabrielle McFadden Senator (Seanad)