Trócaire

Lobbying Organisation Trócaire

Date published 21 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Priorities for programme for new government

Intended results Seeking to ensure all political parties include international justice priorities in general election manifestos and in new Programme for Government

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Niamh Garvey

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

Mass communications

Email All TDs Email sent to candidates, including all TDs, highlighting issues of priority to Trócaire, specifically: Official Development Assistance, Climate Justice, Food Security, Business and Human Rights and Human Rights in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories (Occupied Territories Bill).

Email All TDs Email of congratulation to members of the 33rd Dáil, highlighting issues of priority to Trócaire: Official Development Assistance, Climate Justice, Food Security, Business and Human Rights and Human Rights in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories (Occupied Territories Bill).

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Letter sent to Cabinet Ministers and to Party Leaders across political parties highlighting issues of priority to Trócaire: Official Development Assistance, Climate Justice, Food Security, Business and Human Rights and Human Rights in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories (Occupied Territories Bill).

Phone call (1)

Phone call with Niall Collins on Trócaire priorities for 33rd Dáil: Official Development Assistance, Climate Justice, Food Security, Business and Human Rights and Human Rights in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories (Occupied Territories 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.

Niall Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Simon Coveney Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Ciarán Cannon Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)