Trócaire

Lobbying Organisation Trócaire

Date published 22 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Pre-budget submission for budget 2020-21 and building back better from Covid-19

Intended results Maintaining the ODA budget and encourging action for a globally just recovery from Covid-19

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Encouraged supporters to contact their TDs asking them to maintain investment in ODA in budget 2021

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members An email was sent to all TDs and all Senators including Trócaire's pre-budget submission and our briefing paper on 'building back better' from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

A letter was sent to all Cabinet members and opposition Party Leaders enclosing a copy of Trócaire's pre-budget submission and our briefing paper on 'building back better' from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Email (1)

Email with ODA briefing ahead of Dail debate Vote 27 estimates on ODA.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Meeting (along with other NGOs) with Minister Brophy highlighting Trócaire's priorities and the importance of maintaining ODA.

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.

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niall Collins Minister of State (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ciaran Cannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charlie McConalogue Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Josepha Madigan Minister of State (Department of Education)

Ossian Smyth Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Robert Troy Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Thomas Byrne Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)

Jack Chambers Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Anne Rabbitte Minister of State (Department of Health)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Sean Fleming Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Colm Brophy Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)

Simon Harris TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frank Feighan Minister of State (Department of Health)

Patrick O'Donovan Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Heydon Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

Hildegarde Naughton Super Junior Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)

Peter Burke Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Malcolm Noonan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Pippa Hackett Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)