Sightsavers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Sightsavers Ireland

Date published 11 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Congratulatory letter on appointment, highlighting COVID-19 petition and association with Dóchas ODA campaign

Intended results Gaining support for Sightsavers petition to the UN on adaption of COVID-19 response to address disability inclusion. Gaining support for the ODA campaign by Dóchas.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ciara Smullan

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.

Letter (1)

The letter was welcoming Colm Brophy to his new position and noting the petition on the need for an inclusive COVID-19 response and drawing attention to the Dóchas ODA campaign.

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.

Colm Brophy Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)