Irish Development Education Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Development Education Association

Date published 21 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Advocating for removal of IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism from Programme for Government

Intended results That Laurence Simms, Joint Secretary of the Irish-British intergovernmental Secretariat in Belfast (under the Department of Foreign Affairs) raise the issue of policy incoherence of IHRA definition of anti-semitism with Government's obligations under the Good Friday Agreement

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Leigh Brady, Policy and Advocacy Manager IDEA

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.

Letter (1)

Letter to Mr. Laurence Simms on 31 March on behalf of the IDEA Development Education on Palestine Working Group to point out how the IHRA definition on anti-semitism is incongruent with the Government's obligations under the Good Friday Agreement and to request that Mr. Simms raise this matter within the Department of Foreign Affairs.

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.

Laurence Simms Joint Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)