Sightsavers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Sightsavers Ireland

Date published 18 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Sightsavers lobbied Irish Aid on the Ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and on the mainstreaming of Disability Inclusive Development in Developing Countries

Intended results The Ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and on the mainstreaming of Disability Inclusive Development in Developing Countries

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Catrina Sheridan, CEO of Sightsavers Ireland and Ross Gilligan, Policy and Campaigns Manager, Sightsavers Ireland

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.

Meeting (6-10)

Indirect lobbying of Minister Joe McHugh, Minister of State Finian McGrath and Assistant Secretary Michael Gaffey was carried out through a series of meetings with various officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Irish Aid in this reporting period namely Catherine Campbell, Irish Ambassador to Sierra Leone and Liberia, Ger Considine, Senior Policy Adviser, Nichola Brennan, Policy Coherance and Research Unit and Patrick Empey, Head of Development

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.

Finan McGrath Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)

Michael Gaffey Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Joe McHugh Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)