Co-operation Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Co-operation Ireland

Date published 11 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Establishment of the Shared Island Unit

Intended results Input into initial conversations around direction and strategy of the Shared Island Unit

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Peter Sheridan

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)

The Dept. of the Taoiseach approached Co-operation Ireland to get the organisation's views and input around strategy and direction for the new Shared Island Unit

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.

Aingeal O’Donoghue Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)