ActionAid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation ActionAid Ireland

Date published 17 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Highlight new paper on the impact of austerity on global education to the Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney and Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe, jointly signed by ActionAid and four teachers unions.

Intended results To highlight how austerity is undermining Irish aid to eductaion programmes and for Ireland in their engagement with IFIs to call question the logic of austerity programmes in lower income countries.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Karol Balfe, CEO, ActionAid Ireland

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 (2-5)

Letters sent in November to then Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney and Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe, jointly signed by ActionAid and four teachers unions, replies received to both letters.

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)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)