Trócaire

Lobbying Organisation Trócaire

Date published 19 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Civil Society Space and financing for development

Intended results Commitment to increased public spending and reform of multilateral institutions

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhan Curran

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)

Letter to Minister Richmond with respect to Ireland's engagement in the UN Financing for Development Conference FfD4

Email (11-20)

Email to Irish MEPs on behalf of Trocaire Guatemala and EU-LAT asking them to support the candidacy of Virginia Laparra for the Sakharov Human Rights Prize.

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.

Neale Richmond Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Regina Doherty MEP (European Parliament)

Maria Walsh MEP (European Parliament)

Sean Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Nina Carberry MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Cowen MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Andrews MEP (European Parliament)

Billy Kelleher MEP (European Parliament)

Cynthia Ní Mhurchú MEP (European Parliament)

Lynn Boylan MEP (European Parliament)

Kathleen Funchion MEP (European Parliament)

Luke Ming Flanagan MEP (European Parliament)

Michael McNamara MEP (European Parliament)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP (European Parliament)