Amnesty International Ireland (Amnesty International Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Amnesty International Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Abortion Working Group joint letter in response to published statistics on numbers travelling from Ireland for abortion care in England and Wales

Intended results Call on Minister for Health to commit to evidence-led legislative reform to ensure no woman or pregnant person is forced abroad for healthcare they should receive at home

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fiona Crowley

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.

Letter (1)

Joint letter to Minister for Health from representatives of the Abortion Working Group led by the NWCI Copied were Micheál Martin, Taoiseach and Leader of Fianna Fail Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste and Leader of Fine Gael Eamon Ryan, Leader of the Greens Mary Lou McDonnald, Leader of Sinn Fein Roisin Shorthall and Catherine Murphy, Co-Leaders, Social Democrats Ivana Bacik, Leader of the Labour Party

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.

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)