Trócaire

Lobbying Organisation Trócaire

Date published 21 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Business & Human Rights, Human Rights Defenders

Intended results Support for Human Rights Defenders Irish support for a UN Treaty on Business & Human Rights Full implementation of Ireland's National Plan on Business and Human Rights

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Niamh Garvey

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 (1)

Emailed TDs, Senators & MEPS to share a briefing paper ahead of the UN inter governmental working group on transnational corporations meeting in Geneva in October 2018. Encouraging support for a UN Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Deputy Crowe to discuss the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights and the UN Treaty process.

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.

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Liadh Ní Riada MEP (European Parliament)

Niall Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Boylan MEP (European Parliament)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Carthy MEP (European Parliament)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)