Trócaire

Lobbying Organisation Trócaire

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 Sustainable Food Systems

Intended results Ireland supports transformative sustainable food systems

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? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Senators Shared points and ways in which Ireland can advance its leadership ambition on Sustainable Food Systems with Senators in advance of Seanad session on Climate and Agriculture

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Sent briefing on sustainable food systems in the context of rising food prices to Senator Boylan and Deputy Brady.

Letter (2-5)

Letter to Minister McConalaogue and Minister Brophy (in CC) regarding the current food crisis and Ireland's food systems approach

Email (11-20)

Emails to Deputies in advance of Dáil statements on Agriculture and Food Security

Email (6-10)

Shared update on Global Food Systems Crisis.

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.

Lynn Boylan Senator (Seanad)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Carthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jackie Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Flaherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Kehoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Leddin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Réada Cronin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Christopher O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

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

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Haughey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)