Irish Development Education Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Development Education Association

Date published 20 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Irish Aid Development Education Strategy

Intended results To ensure the Irish Aid Development Education Strategy 2017-2023 reflects the priorities and needs of Development Education practitioners in Ireland and IDEA members.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Frank Geary, IDEA Director

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.

Submission (2-5)

Written submissions to the Irish Aid Development Education unit on the draft Irish Aid Development Education Strategy were submitted in September 2016.

Letter (1)

Letter to Joe McHugh TD, Minister of State for the Diaspora and International Development, calling for effective financing of the Irish Aid Development Education Strategy and increased funding for the Irish Aid Development Education Annual Grants in 2017.

Event / Reception (1)

Participation in Irish Aid's launch for the Irish Aid Development Education Strategy 2017-2023, including calling for effective resourcing of the strategy and partnership with the Development Education sector in the implementation of the strategy.

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.

Charles Flanagan Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Michael Gaffey Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)

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

Mary Browne Head of Unit (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Julian Clare Director (Department of Foreign Affairs)