Uplift

Lobbying Organisation Uplift

Date published 21 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details A petition was started asking ministers to legislate so that Isreali warplanes cannot fly through Irish airspace.

Intended results That Israeli planes carrying war related materials would not be allowed to fly in Irish airspace.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brian Cuthbert

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Uplift members were asked to sign a petition that was then shared on social media. 11649 people signed the petition.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Social Media (100+)

Sharing a petition on social media calling on Taoiseach Simon Harris & Micheál Martin, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Minister for Transport, Éamon Ryan to stop allowing Israeli warplanes from being allowed and facilitated in flying through Irish air space.

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 Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)