Christian Aid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Christian Aid Ireland

Date published 18 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Business & human rights, corporate accountability

Intended results Awareness, raising of the issue within Parliament

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.

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Three separate virtual meetings with representatives from the Labour Party (Deputies Aodhán Ó Ríordáin & Ivana Bacik), Green Party (Deputies Patrick Costello, Neasa Hourigan, & Francis Noel Duffy TD; Senators Roisin Garvey & Vincent P.Martin; Cllrs Janet Horner & Séafra Ó Faoláin) and Independents (Deputy Paul Murphy). To discuss the launch of a new report from the Irish Coalition for Business & Human Rights (ICBHR) and advocate for stronger corporate accountability legislation in Ireland. Focus on the Cerrejón mine in Northern Colombia and links to Ireland.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Presentation to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence to discuss the launch of a new report from the Irish Coalition for Business & Human Rights (ICBHR) and advocate for stronger corporate accountability legislation in Ireland. Focus on the Cerrejón mine in Northern Colombia and links to Ireland.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Sharing information re Christian Aid Ireland and Irish Coalition for Business & Human Rights (ICBHR) and corporate accountability issues in Colombia, Israel & the occupied Palestinian territory with John Brady TD

Phone call (2-5)

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.

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Francis Noel Duffy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Vincent P Martin Senator (Seanad)

Róisín Garvey Senator (Seanad)

Janet Horner Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Séafra Ó Faoláin Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Cowen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Stanton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charles Flanagan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Diarmuid Wilson Senator (Seanad)

Catherine Ardagh Senator (Seanad)