Oxfam Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Oxfam Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Calling on Irish political leaders to end their opposition to the TRIPS waiver

Intended results Get Ireland's political leaders to change their position on the TRIPS waiver

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Michael McCarthy Flynn

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.

Social Media (1)

Tweet in response to US announcement that it will support the TRIPS waiver and a call for Irish political leaders to end their opposition of the TRIPS waiver in support of a People's vaccine https://twitter.com/OxfamIreland/status/1390031471797276672

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.

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)