Trócaire

Lobbying Organisation Trócaire

Date published 21 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Sustainable Food Systems

Intended results Ireland supports transformative sustainable food systems

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhan Curran

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

Mass communications

Email All Senators

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Informal communication (1)

Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis, spoke with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, raising quantity of global climate finance reaching smallholder farmers and to ensure more of Ireland's climate finance supports smallholders adaptation.

Email (2-5)

Advocated for final step in Ireland's ratification of Nagoya Protocol to be finalised. Ireland's representatives at COP15 to build awareness of agroecology's relevance to biodiversity goals.

Event / Reception (1)

Highlight importance of Ireland addressing the interconnections between food insecurity, climate and biodiversity within the context of COP15

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.

Charlie McConalogue Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Malcolm Noonan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Pippa Hackett Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Colm Brophy Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)