Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment

Lobbying Organisation Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment

Date published 20 Sep, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016

Specific Details Letter to Oireachtas members outlining the issue & requesting a meeting.

Intended results Bring the issue to the attention of members Secure meetings with members interested in meeting us

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ailbhe Smyth, Convenor

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

Letter All Oireachtas Members Letter was sent to the 59 Oireachtas members

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (11-20)

Further to this letter, meetings were secured with the following 18 members (some formally by arrangement others informal meetings in passing in Leinster House): Timmy Dooley, Lisa Chambers, James Reilly, Billy Kelleher, Kate O'Connell, Catherine Connolly, John Lahart, Brid Smith, Clare Daly, Eamon Ryan, Catherine Martin, Alice Mary Higgins, Lynn Ruane, Colette Kelleher, Padraig MacLochlainn, Louise O'Reilly, Josepha Madigan, Maria Bailey.

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.

Billy Kelleher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lisa Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Timmy Dooley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Josepha Madigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maria Bailey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Clare Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Colette Kelleher Senator (Seanad)

Pádraig MacLochlainn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kate O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)