Christian Aid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Christian Aid Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2026 to 30 Apr, 2026

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

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 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)

Formal presentation as invited witness to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs

Meeting (1)

Open briefing for TDs & Senators in the Oireachtas Audiovisual (AV) Room

Email (6-10)

Emails to Senators Patricia Stephenson and Alice Mary Higgins and Deputies Donnchadh O'Laoghaire and Duncan Smith regarding hosting an open briefing for TDs & Senators in the Oireachtas Audiovisual (AV) Room

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Deputy Ruairi O'Murchu regarding the EU Omnibus and deregulatory proposals

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.

Barry Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paula Butterly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Nicholas Gogarty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert O'Donoghue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Scanlon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ruairí Ó Murchú TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aidan Davitt Senator (Seanad)

Chris Andrews Senator (Seanad)

Eileen Lynch Senator (Seanad)

Rónán Mullen Senator (Seanad)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Patricia Stephenson Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Pádraig Rice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Laura Harmon Senator (Seanad)

Conor Murphy Senator (Seanad)