Christian Aid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Christian Aid Ireland

Date published 18 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and Omnibus

Intended results Sharing information and concerns regarding the EU CSDDD and Omnibus proposals from the Irish Coalition for Business and Human Rights (ICBHR)

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ross Fitzpatrick, Evie Clarke, 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 (1)

Presentation by Ross Fitzpatrick & Evie Clarke as invited witnesses to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment, along with Chris O'Connell (Trócaire) and Dr. Rachel Widdis (TCD)

Email (2-5)

Sharing information regarding the EU CSDDD and Omnibus proposals with Senators Patricia Stephenson and Alice Mary Higgins, and Deputy Sinead Gibney.

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.

James O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Clendennen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Albert Dolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Nicholas Gogarty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

George Lawlor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tony McCormack TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ollie Crowe Senator (Seanad)

Mary Fitzpatrick Senator (Seanad)

Aubrey McCarthy Senator (Seanad)

Conor Murphy Senator (Seanad)

Linda Nelson Murray Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Patricia Stephenson Senator (Seanad)

Sinéad Gibney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)