DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS

Lobbying Organisation DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS

Date published 21 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Famine in the Horn of Africa, impact of Ukraine, Humanitarian needs, Sustainable Development Goals

Intended results Raise awareness of global humanitarian issues (famine, conflict) EU support for the international humanitarian and development needs The importance of advancing progress towards the sustainable development goals

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jane-Ann McKenna

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.

Meeting (1)

This in-person meeting took place in Brussels where Dóchas discussed certain issues (Famine in the Horn of Africa, impact of Ukraine, Humanitarian needs, Sustainable Development Goals) as part of this meeting.

Social Media (1)

One tweet thanking DPOs for meeting.

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.

Barry Andrews MEP (European Parliament)

Grace O'Sullivan MEP (European Parliament)

Frances Fitzgerald MEP (European Parliament)