Sightsavers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Sightsavers Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details DPOs invited to attend One Billion Treatments event

Intended results DPOs attend event Minister Cannon invited to speak at the event

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Olivia Lally, Public Engagement 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 (11-20)

Sightsavers' staff member emailed DPOs to invite them to a public event marking the delivery of One Billion Neglected Tropical Diseases.

Phone call (2-5)

Sightsavers' staff spoke with Minister Cannon's staff by phone, in relation to his speech at the event.

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.

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Ciarán Cannon Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Finian McGrath Minister of State (Department of Health)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Charles Flanagan Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

Darragh O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe McHugh Minister of State (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Dara Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Katherine Zappone Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Ivana Bacik Senator (Seanad)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)