ActionAid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation ActionAid Ireland

Date published 16 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details In June we launched a petition targeting Simon Coveney asking the government to enact the Occupied Territories Bill.

Intended results That the Irish government enact the Occupied Territories Bill.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jo-Ann Ward, Communications & Campaign Coordinator

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? To send an email to Minister Simon Coveney

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Social Media (6-10)

We hosted a petition on our website and invited people to email Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney to ask the government to enact the Occupied Territories Bill. We also publicised the petition on Facebook and Instagram.

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)