DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS

Lobbying Organisation DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Development of national SDG action plan

Intended results Ireland develops an ambitious national plan of action to implement and monitor the Goals and Indicators contained in the Sustainable Development Goals

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fiona Coyle, Programme Manager

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members letter to Members of Oireachtas EU Affairs and Foreign Affairs Committees highlighting the need for Ireland to develop an ambitious national plan of action to implement and monitor the Goals and Indicators contained in the Sustainable Development Goals

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (2-5)

Meetings with DPO's highlighting the need for Ireland to develop an ambitious national plan of action to implement and monitor the Goals and Indicators contained in the Sustainable Development Goals

Letter (2-5)

Letter highlighting highlighting the need for Ireland to develop an ambitious national plan of action to implement and monitor the Goals and Indicators contained in the Sustainable Development Goals

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.

Seán Sherlock Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Michael Gaffey Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)

David Donoghue Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Enda Kenny Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Dominic Hannigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)