ActionAid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation ActionAid Ireland

Date published 17 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Invitation to meet Susan Otieno, visit director of ActionAid Kenya to discuss the climate crisis and the impact of food insecurity on women's rights

Intended results Meeting with policy makers.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Karol Balfe, CEO, ActionAid Ireland

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)

We emailed foreign affairs spokespeople, members of the foreign affairs committee and policy makers interested in women's rights to arrange to meet with Susan Otieno while she visited Dublin.

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.

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charles Flanagan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Berry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Leddin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Stanton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)