Misean Cara (Misean Cara)

Lobbying Organisation Misean Cara

Date published 21 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details To seek an increase ODA budget

Intended results To raise awareness of Misean Cara's work in overseas development To seek an increase in overseas development budget To raise awareness of need to fund missionary work through ODA budget.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Heydi Foster, CEO

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)

Meeting between John Halligan, TD and CEO, Misean Cara, 2 other staff members and 4 mentors visiting from overseas in Leinster House.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with CEOs of Dochas with Minister Cannon calling on an increase in ODA budget. Venue: Iveagh House, 28th June 2017. The CEO of Misean Cara was in attendance.

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 Halligan Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

Ciarán Cannon Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)