DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS

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

Date published 21 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Global humanitarian needs, ODA, Climate, Ukraine, Refugee Costs

Intended results To gain support for overseas development assistance To gain support for NGO access to European funding related to international humanitarian and development issues

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jane-Ann McKenna

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 (2-5)

Emails sent in to request meetings to discuss support for overseas development assistance and support for NGO access to European funding. Discussed issues such as the conflict in Ukraine, and direct and indirect humanitarian and refugee crises and the worsening impact that climate change has on these issues (as well as follow up thank you emails).

Meeting (2-5)

To gain support for overseas development assistance and support for NGO access to European funding. Discussed issues such as the conflict in Ukraine, and direct and indirect humanitarian and refugee crises and the worsening impact that climate change has on these issues.

Letter (1)

Letter to Thomas Byrne thanking him for meeting with Dóchas and mentioning Irish NGO access to European funding and requesting support on that

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.

Thomas Byrne Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denis Naughten TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)