Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Lobbying Organisation Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Date published 19 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Handed in 23,000 signatures on a petition calling for an end to the Irish Arms Trade With Apartheid Israel

Intended results To end the bi-lateral arms trade between Ireland and apartheid Israel.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fatin Al Tamimi

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Gino Kenny (Currently employed as a DPO) TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Sign the petition petition calling for an end to the Irish Arms Trade With Apartheid Israel

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Invited all members to Petition Hand-In at the Taoiseach's Office

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Asked Gino Kenny TD to follow up hand-in with a PQ to the Minister. Sought advice from Gino Kenny TD, Sen. Padraig MacLochalainn and Sen. Frances Black about following up with Oireachtas Petitions Committee

Email (2-5)

Corresponded with the Secretary of the Oireachtas Petitions Committee regarding following up the petition.

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.

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Senator (Seanad)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)