ActionAid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation ActionAid Ireland

Date published 12 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Following a parliamentary question by MEP Matt Carthy on female genital mutilation (FGM), we sent an email update on our work to-date on ending FGM in Ireland.

Intended results That MEP Carthy was up-to-date on the work being carried out in Ireland relating to his question.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jo-Ann Ward, Communications, Campaigns and Digital Coordinator ActionAid Ireland.

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.

Email (1)

The aim of the email was to update MEP Carthy on our work to end FGM in Ireland, following his parliamentary question. We also informed him that we have developed a proposal on migrant-led training to end FGM.

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.

Matt Carthy MEP (European Parliament)