Sightsavers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Sightsavers Ireland

Date published 18 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Progress to move to an accountable framework on Disability in Development and progress on ratification on United Nations Convention on the Right of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) as this would be important first step to making progress on the Disability Inclusive Development agenda.

Intended results Ratification by the Government of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Catrina Sheridan, CEO, Sightsavers (Ireland)

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.

Meeting (1)

On the 22nd of November Catrina Sheridan, CEO of Sightsavers (Ireland) met with Minister Joe McHugh, of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), and on the 30th of November Catrina briefly met with Minister Finian McGrath of the Department of Health. The objective of these meetings was to encourage the Irish Government to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), which Sightsavers would see as an important first step towards making progress on the Disability Inclusive Development agenda.

Meeting (1)

On the 22nd of November Catrina Sheridan, CEO of Sightsavers (Ireland) met with Minister Joe McHugh, of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). The subject matter of this meeting was the issue of increasing Ireland's overseas development aid budget through additional aid funding mechanism (such as matched funding) to address the issue of increasing Ireland's overseas aid budget so as to reach the UN target of 0.7% of GDP.

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.

Joe McHugh Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Finian McGrath Minister of State (Department of Health)