ActionAid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation ActionAid Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details ActionAid Ireland launched the findings and recommendations from our Against Female Genital Mutilation / Cutting Through Empowerment and Rejection (AFTER) project.

Intended results Communicate policy recommendations at Irish and EU level that were a result of the AFTER project

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Priya Joshi - Project Support Officer, Audrey Williams - Programme Volunteer, Lisa Wilson - Communication, Digital and Campaigns Coordinator, Siobhán McGee, CEO, Caroline Munyi - AFTER Programme 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)

Email to selected MEPs and TDs with the results of the AFTER project (Catherine Martin, TD, Lynn Boylan, Nessa Childers, Brian Hayes, Matt Carthy, Marian Harkin, Luke 'Ming' Flanagan, Mairead McGuinness, Deirdre Clune, Brian Crowley, Sean Kelly, Liadh Ni Riadh, Maureen O Sullivan, Ivana Bacik, Marcelle Corcoran Kennedy, Councillor Mick Finn)

Event / Reception (1)

Held event on 6th February at Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin, to present the recommendations from the AFTER project to end FGM/C across Europe. Attended by Catherine Martin, Maureen O'Sullivan, Ivana Bacik, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy.

Event / Reception (1)

Participation of David Stanton, TD, Minister of State for Equality, Integration and Immigration at AFTER Project event in Cork on 9th February. Event also attended by Councillor Mick Finn

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.

Catherine Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Stanton Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)

Lynn Boylan MEP (European Parliament)

Nessa Childers MEP (European Parliament)

Brian Hayes MEP (European Parliament)

Matt Carthy MEP (European Parliament)

Marian Harkin MEP (European Parliament)

Luke "Ming" Flanagan MEP (European Parliament)

Mairead McGuinness MEP (European Parliament)

Deirdre Clune MEP (European Parliament)

Brian Crowley MEP (European Parliament)

Seán Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Liadh Ní Riada MEP (European Parliament)

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

Ivana Bacik Senator (Seanad)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mick Finn Councillor (Cork City Council)