ActionAid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation ActionAid Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details We contacted every TD and Senator in the Oireachtas via email to ask them if they would support our call the end FGM in Ireland by 2030. This would involve supporting the establishment of a National Action Plan on FGM in Ireland. We asked them to either respond to us directly via email or to tweet about their support on Twitter. (This return was originally filed for May - August 2020; however, the activity took place at the beginning of September 2020).

Intended results That all elected representatives would support and pursue the creation of a National Action Plan on FGM in Ireland by 2030.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sarah Jane Hennelly (Communications, Campaigns & Digitial Coordinator) and the email was signed of by Siobhán McGee (CEO of 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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

We sent two emails (one initial email and one reminder email) detailing our work and the policy reform measure which we were calling for and how they could support (via direct response or twitter)

Designated public officials lobbied

There were no DPOs directly lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area.