Global Legal Action Network

Lobbying Organisation Global Legal Action Network

Date published 20 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill, 2018; submission by GLAN of complaint to National Contact Point in respect of Irish company allegedly operating in Western Sahara

Intended results Passage by the Seanad of the Occupied Territories Bill Raising in Seanad of submission by GLAN of complaint to National Contact Point in respect of Irish company allegedly operating in Western Sahara

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Gerry Liston

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 (6-10)

Email (2-5)

Together with phone-call

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.

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Niall Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)