Trócaire

Lobbying Organisation Trócaire

Date published 21 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Offical Development Assistance and Climate Justice

Intended results Irish government increases ODA and publishes roadmap to reach 0.7% GNI in ODA by 2030 Strong committments on climate financing and loss and Damage financing at COP26

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhan Curran

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? Volunteers asked to contact their local TDs to ask them to increase the ODA budget in October 2022 budget.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Sent Trócaire Budget 2022 submission to all Oireachtas

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Dóchas reps and Senator Róisín Garvey Green Party regarding ODA in Budget 2023.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Briefing with SF parliamentary party members on ODA as part of Dóchas.

Letter (31-50)

Letter to cabinet to welcome Budget announcement on ODA allocation for 2023, highlighted need for ongoing increase, and highlighted risks of double counting ODA as climate finance, urging new and additional climate finance.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Ryan with a delegation of Irish civil society at COP26.

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.

Chris Andrews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Chris MacManus MEP (European Parliament)

Johnny Mythen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rose Conway-Walsh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pauline Tully TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lynn Boylan Senator (Seanad)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Byrne Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Sean Fleming Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Robert Troy Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Pippa Hackett Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Peter Burke Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Patrick O'Donovan Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Ossian Smyth Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Niall Collins Minister of State (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)

Michael Noonan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Martin Heydon Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Josepha Madigan Minister of State (Department of Education)

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

James Browne Minister of State (Department of Justice)

Jack Chambers Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Transport)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Frank Feighan Minister of State (Department of Health)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Colm Brophy Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Charlie McConalogue Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Anne Rabbitte Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Róisín Garvey Senator (Seanad)