Irish Development Education Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Development Education Association

Date published 20 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details European Year for Social and Solidarity Economy

Intended results IDEA has engaged with several MEPs to ask for their support for IDEA's Challenging the Crisis project, and for a Written Declaration on a European Year for Social and Solidarity Economy.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Éimear Green, IDEA Communications Officer

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.

Email (11-20)

IDEA contacted Irish MEPs to promote the Challenging the Crisis project, to encourage support for a Written Declaration on Social and Solidarity Economy, to arrange meetings in Strasbourg between MEPs and Young Global Advocates from the Challenging the Crisis project, and and to highlight Development Education.

Meeting (6-10)

IDEA met with Irish MEPs and staff of Irish MEPs at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 24th-27th October, 2016 to encourage support for the Written Declaration on Social and Solidarity Economy and to highlight Development Education.

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.

Lynn Boylan MEP (European Parliament)

Luke "Ming" Flanagan MEP (European Parliament)

Matt Carthy MEP (European Parliament)

Nessa Childers MEP (European Parliament)

Deirdre Clune MEP (European Parliament)

Brian Crowley MEP (European Parliament)

Marian Harkin MEP (European Parliament)

Brian Hayes MEP (European Parliament)

Seán Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Mairead McGuinness MEP (European Parliament)

Liadh Ní Riada MEP (European Parliament)