Oxfam Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Oxfam Ireland

Date published 04 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Quality and Quantity of ODA, Irish position on the Sevilla’s Outcome Document and the support to Multilateralism, Quality and Quantity of EU’s ODA, Irish Presidency of the EU Council, Global taxation

Intended results We wanted to share Oxfam’s and Dóchas’ position in the Outcome Document resulting from the Sevilla’s Summit, linking it to the EU current definition of ODA and the concerns of the sector about the Global Gateway and what is being defined as ODA. We also wanted to express our willingness to have Ireland as one of the supporters of the Tax the Rich initiative led by the Spanish government.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mireia Pérez Díaz

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 (2-5)

ctivity 1 Friday 20 June between 10:30 AM and 11:30 AM, in IrishAid's offices in Bishop’s Square. Meeting as part of Dochas delegation with Irish Aid in Dublin. Meeting to discuss the draft Outcome document of the FfD4 Summit in Sevilla. Activity 2 Monday 30th June at 15.30 in Sevilla during the FfD4 Summit in Sevilla, Spain. Meeting with Minister Neale Richmond and the Irish Aid Director Michael Gaffy to push back Global Gateway and other related items about quantity and quality of ODA.

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.

Michael Gaffey Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Neale Richmond Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)