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 Health

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Sharing Amnesty International’s new report. "Money Calls the Shots: Pharma’s Response to the COVID-19 Vaccines Crisis" with Taoiseach, relevant Ministers and Chairs of relevant Oireachtas committees

Intended results Share findings and request a meeting to seek support for the 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.

Email (1)

Deputy Charles Flanagan TD, Deputy Séan Crowe TD and Deputy Maurice Quinlivan TD emailed in their capacities as Chairs of Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence; Joint Committee on Health, and Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment

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.

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Charles Flanagan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maurice Quinlivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)