Oxfam Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Oxfam Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Foreign affairs policies specifically Climate Justice, Business and Human Rights, Vaccine access, Sustainable Food systems

Intended results Advancement of Oxfam policy agenda in each of these areas in policy terms Publicity and broader awareness of Oxfam policy agenda in these areas

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Simon Murtagh

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 (6-10)

29/11/21 Business and Human Rights Email to David Stanton TD 9/11/21 Sustainable Food Systems Email to Holly Cairns TD 12/11/21 Email to Anna Conlan Joint Chief of Staff Dept. of Taoiseach 30/10/21 Emails to Senator Lynn Boylan Maurice Quinlivan TD Paul Murphy TD Richard Boyd Barrett TD Neasa Hourigan TD Marc O Cathasaigh TD Senator Malcolm Byrne

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

29/11/21 Patrick McManus (DFA) 16/11/21 John Brady TD 2/10/21 Joint Committee on FA and Defence meeting

Meeting (2-5)

30/10/21 (Outdoor meetings in small groups) with: Darren O’Rourke TD Senator Paul Gavan Senator Lynn Boylan Maurice Quinlivan TD Paul Murphy TD Richard Boyd Barrett TD Senator Rebecca Moynihan Brid Smith TD Thomas Pringle TD Neasa Hourigan TD Marc O Cathasaigh TD Senator Malcolm Byrne John Brady TD 12/11/21 Meeting with Minister Eamon Ryan Tara Shine (DFA) Maeve McLynn (DFA) 10/10/21 Meeting with Minister Simon Coveney

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 Stanton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anna Conlon Joint Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Lynn Boylan Senator (Seanad)

Maurice Quinlivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Gavan Senator (Seanad)

Rebecca Moynihan Senator (Seanad)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)