Concern Worldwide

Lobbying Organisation Concern Worldwide

Date published 24 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Phone call to discuss a planned Concern Worldwide Conference in 2018

Intended results Means to get UN SG Antonio Guterres to Ireland to attend such a conference

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dominic MacSorley, CEO Concern Worldwide

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.

Email (1)

As above. The email outlined the nature of a possible conference with conflict as a core theme and sought advice from Ambassador Donoghue as to what might attract the UN Secretary General to Ireland for such an event.

Phone call (1)

As above. To discuss the nature of a possible conference with conflict as a core theme and to seek advice from Ambassador Donoghue as to what might attract the UN Secretary General to Ireland for such an event.

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.

David Donoghue Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)