Amnesty International Ireland (Amnesty International Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Amnesty International Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Informal meeting of Chair and Vice Chair of Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade with Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns, Erika Guevara Rosas, and Amnesty Ireland to discuss Gaza and OPT

Intended results To convey and discuss Amnesty International's concerns and recommendations for action by the Irish Government on Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza and the wider human rights crisis in the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Stephen Bowen

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)

Informal meeting with both DPOs as Chair and Vice Chair

Email (1)

Email to both DPOs as Chair and Vice Chair requesting meeting was sent by Fiona Crowley

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.

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Garret Ahearn Senator (Seanad)