Amnesty International Ireland (Amnesty International Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Amnesty International Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Meeting with Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence to discuss our report "Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians: cruel system of domination and a crime against humanity"

Intended results Seek the Committee's support for Amnesty's recommendations set out in the report

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Colm O'Gorman

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Presentation of report on Israel's apartheid against Palestinians to Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence by Colm O'Gorman, Amnesty Ireland, and and Saleh Higazi, Deputy Director Amnesty's MENA Office

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.

Charles Flanagan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Berry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Cowen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Leddin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Stanton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Ardagh Senator (Seanad)

Gerard Craughwell Senator (Seanad)

Joe O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Diarmuid Wilson Senator (Seanad)

Niall Ó Donnghaile Senator (Seanad)