Trócaire

Lobbying Organisation Trócaire

Date published 16 Sep, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016

Specific Details Presentation of Trócaire priorities for programme for government included in "Stand for Global Justice": https://www.trocaire.org/resources/policyandadvocacy/stand-global-justice-international-development-priorities-32nd-dail

Intended results Global justice issues prioritised in implementation of programme for government

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Lorna Gold

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.

Meeting (1)

With Deputy Gino Kenny on Trócaire's priorities

Meeting (2-5)

With Deputy Sean Crowe on Trócaire's priorities

Meeting (1)

With Deputy Darragh O'Brien on Trócaire's priorities

Email (6-10)

To Deputy Sean Crowe: Pose PQs on Middle East Peace Process, the development of an Irish NAP on B&HR, and the trade imbalance between Ireland and Africa (60:1); Outcomes of WHS/refugee policy.

Meeting (1)

Deputy Sean Haughey: to sollicit support for ISIF divestment ask./Effective scrutiny of EU and Irish refugee policy/ Rejection of ISDS in CETA/TTIP

Letter (1)

To Minister Flanagan: FAC Council Conclusions of 12-13th May on Migration and WHS would safeguard rights of refugees, and reject the provisional application of CETA

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.

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas)

Darragh O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charles Flanagan Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Seán Haughey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)