Christian Aid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Christian Aid Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Meetings with Christian Aid partner Sisma Muher

Intended results To raise awareness on the issues facing women's human rights defenders in Colombia

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.

Email (6-10)

Emails to organise meetings and to follow up

Meeting (2-5)

Meetings with Sisma Muher and Christian Aid Ireland with TDs in October 2019, including an informal meeting with some members of the Committee Foreign Affairs, Committee Good Friday Agreement in October 2019

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.

Niall Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Noone Senator (Seanad)

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

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Tony McLoughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)