Uplift

Lobbying Organisation Uplift

Date published 20 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Marine

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details DPOs were contacted via TikTok asking that the Irish government does everything it can to ensure the Freedom Flotilla carrying aid to Gaza is given an Irish flag to sail under.

Intended results That the Irish government provides the flags needed to the Freedom flotilla to allow them to set said to deliver aid to Gaza.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ross McGann

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.

Social Media (6-10)

DPOs were contacted via TikTok and Twitter asking that they support registering the Freedom Flotilla in Ireland and let them sail under the Irish flag so that they can deliver aid to Gaza.

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.

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Transport)

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)