Misean Cara (Misean Cara)

Lobbying Organisation Misean Cara

Date published 15 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Misean Cara urges Government to ensure that Budget 2021: Underlines Ireland’s 0.7% ODA/GNI commitment, Supports the full, coordinated cancellation of all bilateral, multilateral and private sovereign debt repayments due in 2020 & 2021 from low- and middle-income countries. Acts on the recommendation of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on FAT&D , in its Review of Irish Aid Programme, that the Government "examine opportunities to increase funding to missionary bodies.

Intended results Increase in ODA budget. Support SDG implementation and "building back better" after COVID-19

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John Moffett, 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.

Letter (1)

Misean Cara members, in partnership with Irish Aid, are standing in solidarity with communities in desperate need across the Global South. They are helping to protect their communities: sewing masks, setting up hand-washing points, buying Personal Protective Equipment and distributing food parcels along with medication to those in need -- as well as striving to sustain basic services (in education, water, sanitation and other areas of health), livelihoods and human rights through the current crisis. An ongoing, global response is needed. Misean Cara will (in partnership with Irish Aid) develop our portfolio of projects that delivers transformative change through education, health care, livelihoods, emergency and human rights work across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean – as a unique expression of Ireland’s reach, shared humanity, and solidarity in the world. we trust that Ireland will continue to play its part – including through Budget 2021 measures – to

Email (2-5)

I am writing to bring to your attention the Budget 2021 submission that Misean Cara - Mission Support from Ireland has just submitted to Government through the office of the Minister for Finance. We are asking hat the Government sustain Ireland's investment in ODA (required by poor and fragile countries more than ever in light of COVID19) in keeping with the Programme for Government commitment and in support of Ireland's strategic foreign and development cooperation policies. Doing so will support the internationally agreed SDGs framework, which Ireland did so much to help establish, aimed at supporting people, planet and peace - and ensuring the kind of peaceful, equal and sustainable world in which Ireland, and other nations, can thrive. e look forward to your continued support for the Global Goals, Ireland's internationally-recognised development cooperation programme, and missionary organisations who deliver transformative change (in partnership with Irish Aid and others).

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Colm Brophy Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)