Amnesty International Ireland

Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: Outline our concerns relating to the Board of Peace and the situation in the OPT and Israel, and our recommendations for the EU and member states; urge Minister to ensure that the EU and member states centre Palestinians’ human rights and international law in all their engagement and discussions.

Methods: EmailLetter

Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice

Intent: Urge the Irish government to raise these concerns, and to refrain from further attempts to externalise the processing of asylum claims or introduce return hubs in national law, both of which would predictably result in rights violations and depart from an evidence-based and sustainable migration and asylum policy; seek a meeting with Minister and/or officials to discuss our concerns and recommendations.

Methods: EmailLetter

Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: Welcome the Minister's statement that Ireland condemns this Bill, including its discriminatory nature as it relates to Palestinians, and ask that Ireland use its position and influence to call on the EU to uphold its stated principles and legal obligations and suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement; and that Ireland itself act unilaterally as if the Agreement had been suspended, and if it feels it legally cannot do so, to take legal action before the CJEU to compel suspension

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: Urge that Ireland, especially  as a member of the atrocity prevention coalition, call on the EU and its member states to deliver on their stated commitments and act robustly and strategically for all those affected by the devastating conflict in Sudan.

Methods: LetterEmail

Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament; Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Cowen (MEP), European Parliament; Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Kathleen Funchion (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Michael McNamara (MEP), European Parliament; Ciaran Mullooly (MEP), European Parliament; Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: Share concerns with and urge Ireland's  MEPs to vote against the proposed compromise on 26 March, and allow more time for continued negotiations with adequate scrutiny

Methods: EmailSubmission

Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Pat Casey (Senator), Seanad; Aisling Dempsey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joanne Collins (Senator), Seanad; Joe O'Reilly (Senator), Seanad; Ann Graves (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Garret Ahearn (Senator), Seanad; Patricia Stephenson (Senator), Seanad; Rónán Mullen (Senator), Seanad

Intent: Share with Minister and Ireland's PACE representatives our letter setting out concerns about discussions among Council of Europe member states on issues related to migration and the ECHR, and urge Ireland to uphold the integrity of the system that protects the human rights of more than 700 million people in Europe

Methods: LetterEmail

Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Health

Intent: To inform Ireland's deliberations by sharing Amnesty International's comment on some key aspects of a future treaty on the rights of older persons, and providing our main observations and recommendations for some basic elements that should be included in the treaty

Methods: EmailSubmission

Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: Urge that Ireland, along with other EU Member States, ensure the adoption of the long-overdue measures proposed by President von der Leyen in September 2025, in particular the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements, and suspending all transfers and transit of arms to Israel.

Methods: LetterEmail

Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Transport; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: Urge Government to prevent further use of Irish airspace, airports or related facilities for unlawful US removals; unequivocally denounce the US administration's inhumane mass removal campaign; call on the US and countries of final destination to ensure that individuals are not subjected to arbitrary detention, and are protected from refoulement, treated with dignity and provided with an effective remedy, and offer those already removed to third countries safe passage and relocation to Ireland

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: Call on the Irish Government to publicly condemn Israel’s actions as a violation of international law; take concrete diplomatic and legal measures to hold Israel accountable; put real pressure on Israel to allow unfettered access to humanitarian aid to Gaza; and act now as if the EU-Israel Association Agreement had been suspended, or failing that, take legal action in the CJEU to compel suspension.

Methods: LetterEmail