National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Asking for intervention into the human rights situation facing the members of the Baha'i Faith in Iran

Intended results Awareness

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Patricia Rainsford

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)

Wrote to the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence re. escalation of persecution of Baha'is in Iran and received a reply from them on September 22nd. October 11th Iarfhlaith Watson wrote to Charles Flanagan Chair of the JCFAD about the same situation in Iran and received a reply on October 28th.

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.

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Charles Flanagan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)