Amnesty International Ireland (Amnesty International Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Amnesty International Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Informal meeting with Minister of State Joe O'Brien re Amnesty's new report and campaign on Israel's apartheid against Palestinians

Intended results Discussion of findings and recommendations of the report, and seek the Minister's and Green Party's views on same

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Colm O'Gorman

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.

Informal communication (1)

Informal meeting on the side of AI's briefing in the Oireachtas AV room Also in attendance from Amnesty International Ireland was Tim Hanley

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.

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)