Human Life International Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Human Life International Ireland

Date published 22 Apr, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Encouraged Human Life International (Ireland) supporters to email their submissions on the Dying with Dignity Bill 2020 to the Oireachtas Committee on Justice

Intended results Supporters were asked to express their opposition to the legalization of euthanasia and to urge Committee members to reject this Bill. We sought the withdrawal of this Dying with Dignity Bill 2020.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Patrick McCrystal

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? To express their opposition to the legalization of euthanasia and the rejection of this Bill in particular by email to the Oireachtas Committee on Justice

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Asked supporters to send submissions by email to dyingwithdignity@oireachtas.ie for the Oireachtas Committee on Justice. We did not ask supporters in the email to lobby their TDs but some may have done so on their own initiative.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (100+)

Asked supporters to send submissions by email to dyingwithdignity@oireachtas.ie for the Oireachtas Committee on Justice. We did not ask supporters in the email to lobby their TDs but some may have done so on their own initiative.

Designated public officials lobbied

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