Front Line Defenders

Lobbying Organisation Front Line Defenders

Date published 21 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Government Formation Talks and Ireland’s Proud History of International Aid

Intended results Protection of the Overseas Development Assistance budget

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Andrew Anderson, Executive Director

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.

Letter (1)

Letter organised by Dochas May 2020 regarding protection of the Overseas Development Assistance budget

Conference Call (1)

Webinar 7 May 2020 to enable Dóchas members to dialogue with Irish Aid about the challenges and opportunities the sector is facing as a result of the COVID pandemic

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.

Ruairí de Búrca Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)