Christian Aid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Christian Aid Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Human rights in Israel & the occupied Palestinian territory (IOPT)

Intended results Sharing of information and human rights concerns in particular re Gaza, as well as updates and advocacy in support of the Occupied Territories Bill 2018

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Conor O'Neill

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 (6-10)

Briefings for political parties, TDs & Senators on Occupied Territories Bill: Green Party, Sinn Féin, Labour, Soc Dems, PBP

Informal communication (100+)

Sharing information with Senator Frances Black, Deputy Gary Gannon and Deputy Joe O'Brien regarding Gaza and the Occupied Territories Bill.

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Meetings with Senator Frances Black to discuss the Occupied Territories Bill 2018

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Tánaiste Micheál Martin & Deirdre Gillane regarding Occupied Territories Bill

Meeting (1)

Presentation as witness at the Dáil Select Committee on Foreign Affairs, Tuesday 5th November

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minster Roderic O'Gorman and Sadaka regarding Gaza and the Occupied Territories Bill

Phone call (1)

Phonecall with Minster Roderic O'Gorman regarding the Occupied Territories Bill

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.

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mick Barry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Charles Flanagan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Carthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Réada Cronin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Stanton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Noonan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Francis Noel Duffy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ossian Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Leddin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Steven Matthews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pauline Tully TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Gould TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Padráig Mac Lochlainn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denise Mitchell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dessie Ellis TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mairéad Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patricia Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maurice Quinlivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Imelda Munster TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rose Conway-Walsh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Johnny Mythen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Gavan Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Eileen Flynn Senator (Seanad)