DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS

Lobbying Organisation DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS

Date published 20 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Absence of Garda vetting for international development workers and volunteers.

Intended results Request support for coherent and urgent action across relevant government departments and institutions to address this extremely concerning gap.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Suzanne Keatinge

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.

Letter (1)

To: Minister Coveney, CC: Minister Brophy, Ruairi De Burca, Orla Mc Breen, Frank Smyth

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)

Ruairí de Búrca Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)