Misean Cara (Misean Cara)

Lobbying Organisation Misean Cara

Date published 19 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Increase in ODA budget 2018

Intended results Increase in ODA budget by 2018. Ireland must spend 0.7% of its GNI on its overseas aid programme by 2025. Call to produce a multi-annal road map. Increasing awareness of work of missionaries in overseas and humanitarian development

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

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.

Letter (2-5)

increase of 0.05% of GNI in ODA budget for 2018. Letters to An Taoiseach, Ministers Coveney and Cannon on 6/9/17 and on 20/09/17.

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting Min. Eamon Ryan, Leinster House on 12/09/17. Organised by Dochas. CEO Misean Cara attended, Meeting with Min. Brendan Howlin on 3/10/17.

Event / Reception (2-5)

26/09/17 launch of Irish Aid Annual Report. 12/12/17 Irish Aid Civil Society hosted a meeting of CEOs with DG R. de Burca in Iveagh House - increase in ODA budget for 2018 and raising awareness of great work of missionaries.

Submission (1)

13/10/17 Misean Cara submission by email to Joint Committee Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence as part of Irish Aid review to Brendan Smith, TD.

Meeting (1)

Presentation to Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence on 19/10/17 by CEO Misean Cara, Dochas and other INGOs

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.

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

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

Brendan Howlin Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ruairí de Búrca Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)