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 Human Rights and rule of law in Guatemala

Intended results Human Rights and rule of law in Guatemala

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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Guatemalan partner Maudi Tzay Patal from ECAP met with Senator Fiona O'Loughlin to discuss civil the challenges to democratic space in Guatemala, business and human rights issues and what role the women's parliamentary caucus in Ireland could play

Email (2-5)

Information on the current context in Guatemala and asks for the international community, were shared with Irish political representatives in the context of a request for a meeting for visiting Guatemalan HRD Maudi Tzay Patal

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.

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Vincent P Martin Senator (Seanad)

Seán Haughey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Ardagh Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)