Trócaire

Lobbying Organisation Trócaire

Date published 20 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Government policies regarding Occupied Palestinian Territories

Intended results For Ireland to put pressure on EU to ban trade with Israeli Settlements and to Implement EU guidelines To end the blockade of Gaza To recognise the state of Palestine

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eamonn Meehan, Executive Director

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? Trócaire supporters directed to Avaaz.org action to ask world leaders, including An Taoiseach, to ask Israel to lift Gaza blockade

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All MEPs

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Members of JCFAT contacted regarding Settlement trade ban

Letter (1)

Minister Flanagan contacted regarding Ireland implementing EU guidelines on settlement trade.

Meeting (1)

Informal meeting of JCFAT members and Trócaire partner re OPTI

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.

John Halligan Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

David Norris Senator (Seanad)

Maureen O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Averil Power Senator (Seanad)

Robert Dowds TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fiach MacConghail Senator (Seanad)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charlie Flanagan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Enda Kenny Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Eric Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Olivia Mitchell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim Walsh Senator (Seanad)