Trócaire

Lobbying Organisation Trócaire

Date published 21 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details The humanitarian situation in Syria

Intended results Increase Ireland's support to peace-building and the humanitarian response in Syria

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Niamh Garvey

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 (1)

Submission and presentation to the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs (together with colleagues in Concern and Goal) on the humanitarian situation in Syria.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Cannon during the Third Syria Conference in Brussels in March 2019.

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.

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

Ivana Bacik Senator (Seanad)

Maureen O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niall Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ned O'Sullivan Senator (Seanad)

Seán Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)