ActionAid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation ActionAid Ireland

Date published 19 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Senator Alice Mary Higgins nominated ActionAid to present the Safe Cities for Women campaign at a Council of Europe hearing on violence against women. ActionAid staff member presented the campaign. Following the meeting ActionAid staff member corresponded with the Senator to arrange a meeting between the Senator and colleagues from ActionAid Bangladesh with regard to the Safe Cities campaign.

Intended results Respond to the Senator's request Present the Safe Cities for Women campaign at a Council of Europe hearing on on violence against women Thank Senator Higgins for putting the Safe Cities for Women campaign forward Facilitate a meeting between Senator Alice Mary Higgins and ActionAid Bangladesh while the Senator was in Dhaka

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jo-Ann Enright, Communications, Campaigns and Digital Coordinator

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 (6-10)

Exchanged emails in order to organise the presentation at the Council of Europe Hearing, to thank the Senator, and to organise a meeting between Senator Higgins and ActionAid Bangladesh.

Phone call (2-5)

Followed up emails with phone calls.

Social Media (2-5)

Thanked Senator Higgins on Twitter and tweeted photos of the Council of Europe hearing and the meeting between Senator Higgins and ActionAid Bangladesh.

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.

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)