Misean Cara (Misean Cara)

Lobbying Organisation Misean Cara

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 Funding for the development and humanitarian work of missionary organisations

Intended results Increase funding to missionary organisations

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Heydi Foster, CEO

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? We encouraged our members to write to Min. Cannon making the case that the Government should allocate substantial additional funds to Misean Cara and its 91 member organisations, who are contributing to real and sustainable development in the Global South. A sample letter was sent to Members to use.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

We encouraged our members to write to Min. Cannon making the case that the Government should allocate substantial additional funds to Misean Cara and its 91 member organisations, who are contributing to real and sustainable development in the Global South. A sample letter was sent to Members to use. Nov/December 2018

Letter (2-5)

Letters were sent to: Mr Simon Coveney, Tanaister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Mr Niall Burgess, Secretary General, Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade Mr Brendan Smith, TD, Chairperon, JOC on Foreign Affairs and Trade Mr Ciaran Cannon, MOS for the Diaspora and Int'l Development Mr Ruairi de Burca All letters were dated: 18/10/18

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 Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Niall Burgess Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Ruairí de Búrca Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)