DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS

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

Date published 21 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Dóchas Pre-Budget Submission 2022

Intended results Ask Oireachtas members to consider Dóchas' pre-budget submission in their budget deliberations and support an increase in overseas development assistance in Budget 2022.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Louise Finan

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Olwyn Enright (Former DPO) TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All TDs Email with Pre-Budget Submission - https://www.dochas.ie/resources/overseas-development-assistance/pre-budget-submission-2/

Email All Senators Email with Pre-Budget submission https://www.dochas.ie/resources/overseas-development-assistance/pre-budget-submission-2/

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Emailed requesting meeting following on from sending pre-budget submission

Phone call (2-5)

Phone call to confirm meeting

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

5 individual meetings held on the same topic

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.

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Garvey Senator (Seanad)

Chris Andrews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Higgins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Haughey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)