Irish Development Education Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Development Education Association

Date published 20 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Raising among Fine Gael public reps of the need for coherent policies for SDG implementation in Ireland

Intended results Seeking support for an enabling policy environment to support the full implementation of the SDGs Support for the policy asks set out in Vision 2025 - IDEAs strategy statement for Global Citizenship Education in Ireland

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Emer Costello

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Emer Costello (Former DPO) MEP (European Parliament)

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.

Lobby day (1)

Meeting with Fine Gael public representatives at the Coalition 2030 stand at the Fine Gael Ard Fheis

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.

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Jerry Buttimer Senator (Seanad)

Frances Fitzgerald MEP (European Parliament)

Deirdre Clune MEP (European Parliament)

David Stanton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Cummins Senator (Seanad)

Tim Lombard Senator (Seanad)

Ray McAdam Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Colm Brophy Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Social Protection)