David Donoghue

David Donoghue

Total lobbying returns involving this official: 10

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Most Recent Title
Assistant Secretary
Most Recent Public Body
Department of Foreign Affairs
First Seen
19 January 2016
Last Seen
20 May 2019

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Assistant Secretary

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Department of Foreign Affairs
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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 1)

Intent: The attendance and speech by David Donoghue at the Concern Board Away Day

Details: Invitation to attend and speak at the Concern Worldwide Board Away Day at the end of June 2017

Methods
As above. An invitation to attend and speak at the Concern Board Away Day and a reply from David Donoghue on same. - Email

Intent: Means to get UN SG Antonio Guterres to Ireland to attend such a conference

Details: Phone call to discuss a planned Concern Worldwide Conference in 2018

Methods
As above. The email outlined the nature of a possible conference with conflict as a core theme and sought advice from Ambassador Donoghue as to what might attract the UN Secretary General to Ireland for such an event. - EmailAs above. To discuss the nature of a possible conference with conflict as a core theme and to seek advice from Ambassador Donoghue as to what might attract the UN Secretary General to Ireland for such an event. - Phone call

Intent: Seeking Ireland's support for our Global Organisation, the International Chamber of Commerce, to obtain observer status at the United Nations

Details: Engagement with Ireland's Permanent Rep at United Nations

Methods
LetterPhone call

Oxfam Ireland

2017-01-19

Intent: To appraise Minister McHugh of Oxfam's international development and humanitarian work, as well as to discuss global forced displacement

Details: Meeting as part of Dóchas Delegation with Minister Joe McHugh in the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York

Methods
In Ireland's Permanent Representation to the UN in NY, Dóchas representatives including Oxfam met with Minister McHugh, Ambassador David Donoghue and Director General of Irish Aid Michael Gaffey to discuss international development and humanitarian affairs. - Meeting

Intent: Adoption and use by policy makers of the data and evidence from the 2015 Global Hunger Index (which focused on the links between hunger and conflict) in order to inform policy making and programme design and implementation

Details: Irish leadership on policies which support the fight against hunger and the ending of conflicts across the developing world

Methods
Ambassador David Donoghue hosted the New York launch of the 2015 Global Hunger Index and subsequently spoke about the role Ireland could play in demonstrating leadership in the areas of both hunger and conflict prevention during an IIEA event in Dublin which focused on the post-2015 development framework and next steps following the agreement reached in New York in September 2015 to adopt a new set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals. - Event / Reception

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

Details: Development of national SDG action plan

Methods
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 - LetterMeetings 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 - Meeting

Trócaire

2016-01-20

Intent: Ongoing policy dialogue on future focus of Ireland's overseas aid programme in context of SDGs

Details: Sustainable Development Goals and Ireland's Aid programme

Methods
Irish Aid High Level Policy Dialogue; Meeting of NGO delegates at SDG Summit - Meeting

Intent: Positive action for human rights defenders at risk

Details: Correspondence relating to the security and protection of human rights defenders at risk.

Methods
1. Proposal to host side event at UN (didn't go ahead). 2. Re. deportation of two Chinese HRDs from Thailand. - Email