Christian Aid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Christian Aid Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details UN Treaty on Business & Human Rights

Intended results Raise awareness on UN-level proposals for a binding treaty on Business & Human Rights, urge support

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Conor O'Neill

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 (2-5)

Emailing to share a new position paper published by the Irish Coalition for Business & Human Rights (ICBHR) on the ongoing UN process to develop a binding treaty on BHR, urging support & for the issue to be raised within Parliament

Virtual Meeting (1)

Meetings with Deputy O'Calllaghan, Deputy Pringle & Deputy Brady to discuss the position paper & UN process in more detail

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.

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Ivana Bacik Senator (Seanad)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sonja Hyland Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)