Irish Development Education Association (Irish Development Education Association)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Development Education Association

Date published 18 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Sep. 2026 to 31 Dec. 2026

Specific Details Importance of Global Citizenship Education in EU Development Aid at EU Affairs Committee meeting

Intended results Visibility for Global Citizenship Education and the message to be heard that investment in GCE as part of EU Development Aid is very important

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ruairi McKiernan

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 (2-5)

Emails on 16 September 2026 to Senators O'Loughlin and Lynch in their capacity as members of the Joint Committee on EU Affairs, askng them to raise the importance of support for GCE in the EU Development Aid during a Committee meeting with DFA officials

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.

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Eileen Lynch Senator (Seanad)