Irish Family Planning Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Family Planning Association

Date published 17 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details National and international policy on sexual and reproductive health and rights

Intended results Commitment to fulfil Ireland's obligations under international human rights law as it applies to sexual and reproductive health and rights within national and international policy

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Maeve Taylor

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 (6-10)

Calls relating to national and international policy on sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister for health re Ireland's obligations under the Istanbul Convention (specifically national policy on female genital mutilation (FGM) and healthcare needs of women who have been subjected to FGM).

Social Media (1)

Encouraged engagement re social media campaign, #AWorldWhere, regarding international policy on sexual and reproductive health and rights.

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.

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee Senator (Seanad)

Pauline O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Mary Fitzpatrick Senator (Seanad)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rebecca Moynihan Senator (Seanad)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)