SeeBeyondBorders Ireland CLG (SeeBeyondBorders Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation SeeBeyondBorders Ireland CLG

Date published 20 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details We spoke about foreign policy pertaining to Irish Aid support of Cambodia informing the DPO of our work in educational change and the need for a policy shift to include education as a priority in addition to ordnance clearance which has been Ireland's focus over the last 2 decades

Intended results We hope at some future point the Government of Ireland would have a policy to support education in Cambodia It would be wonderful if an Irish embassy was opened in Cambodia

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Maeve Corish and Colm Byrne

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)

One virtual meeting took place on the 15th September between SeeBeyondBorders and Ambassador John McCullagh

Event / Reception (1)

Our colleague Pov Pheung met Minister Colm Brophy at a college event on the 30th September and spoke briefly to him about the work we do in Cambodia and the needs for Ireland to support educational change

Phone call (1)

Colm Byrne spoke to Ambassador John McCullagh about Ireland's policy of support to Cambodia

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.

Colm Brophy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)