Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 4)
Transparency International Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: Ireland's support for stronger anti-corruption provisions at the UN Summit of the Future
Details: Alexander Chance and John Devitt wrote a joint email to Ambassador Mythen on 13 September 2024 to advocate for Ireland to push for stronger anti-corruption provisions at the forthcoming UN Summit of the Future.
Officials: Fergal Mythen
Methods: Letter
Sightsavers Ireland
2025-01-16
Intent: Retention or increased ODA funding, increased funding for disability inclusive development
Details: Retention of ODA funding, increase for funding for disability inclusive development
Officials: Anne Rabbitte, Seán Fleming, Jack Chambers, Micheál Martin, Michael Gaffey, Fergal Mythen, Simon Harris, Aidan Fitzpatrick
Methods: Meeting at Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, Dalkey on 13/09/24 - Meeting, Meeting at UN Headquarters, NY, on 21/09/24 - Meeting, Meeting at UN Headquarters, NY on 22/09/24 - Meeting, ...
Concern Worldwide
2025-01-01
Intent: Ireland's sustained political engagement to increase humanitarian aid and encourage peace negotiations. Ireland to raise the situation in Sudan at the UN General Assembly, and call on donors to address the funding gap, the humanitarian and protection crisis in the country.
Details: Humanitarian Situation in Sudan
Officials: Simon Harris, Seán Fleming, Micheál Martin, Michael Gaffey, Fergal Mythen
Methods: Letter to Taoiseach Simon Harris - Letter, Follow up meeting with Minister Sean Fleming - Meeting, Meeting with Ambassador Feargal Mythen's office - Ireland's Permanent Representative to the UN. - Meeting
Uplift
2024-01-23
Intent: Ireland's UN representative would call for a Uniting for Peace Resolution for a ceasefire and end to the blockade of Gaza
Details: Emails, calls and Tweets sent to the Tánaiste and the Taoseach asking that the Permanent Mission to the UN for Ireland would call for a ceasefire in Gaza
Officials: Micheál Martin, Leo Varadkar, Fergal Mythen
Methods: 224 Uplift members called the Taoiseach and Minister for Foreign Affairs asking them to support a ceasefire in Gaza - Phone call, Uplift members sent 2,502 emails to the Taoiseach and Minister for Foreign Affairs to bring a ceasefire to Gaza - Email, Uplift members made 287 phone calls to Ireland's UN representative asking them to vote for a Uniting for Peace Resolution for a ceasefire and end to the blockade of Gaza - Phone call, ...
Amnesty International Ireland
2022-05-21
Intent: Seek a meeting to discuss Ireland's approach to UK Government’s proposed de facto amnesty
Details: Request for high-level meeting to discuss UK Government’s proposed legislation providing a de facto amnesty for Northern Ireland Troubles-related grave human rights violations
Officials: Simon Coveney, Fergal Mythen, Micheál Martin
Methods: Email in follow-up to October 2021 letter from AI Ireland and AI UK requesting a meeting - Email
Amnesty International Ireland
2022-01-21
Intent: Welcome the Irish Government’s unequivocal rejection of the UK government’s proposals, and seek a meeting to discuss
Details: Objection to UK Government’s plans to legislate for a de facto amnesty for grave human rights violations and abuses committed during the Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’ - Joint letter with Amnesty International UK
Officials: Micheál Martin, Simon Coveney, Fergal Mythen
Methods: Letter, Letter sent by email - Email
Irish Council for Civil Liberties
2022-01-21
Intent: To set out the views of the Committee for the Administration of Justice (CAJ) in respect to legacy issues.
Details: Northern Ireland Legacy Proposals
Officials: Fergal Mythen
Methods: Email sent to Assistant Secretary, Fergal Mythen (Department of Foreign Affairs). - Email
KILLYBEGS FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LTD
2022-01-20
Intent: Irish fishing vessels could resume fishing inside Rockall 12m limit
Details: Requesting the Department of Foreign Affairs to make a case for the access of Irish fishing vessels to fishing inside the Rockall 12m limit which had been lost due to BREXIT
Officials: Simon Coveney, Fergal Mythen, Padráig Mac Lochlainn, Colm Markey
Methods: Rockall waters have been traditional and valuable fishing grounds for the Irish fishing fleet particularly form Donegal ports. Loss of access to these waters is an enormous blow to this sector in addition to the already severe loss of fishing opportunities in other areas due to Brexit - Phone call
Co-operation Ireland
2021-09-09
Intent: Informing discussion of the emerging challenges associated with implementation of the Ireland Northern Ireland Protocol
Details: Implementation of the Ireland Northern Ireland Protocol
Officials: Fergal Mythen
Methods: Co-operation Ireland met with Fergal Mythen, DFAT, on May 24th, 2021, to discuss continuing challenges around implementation of the Ireland Northern Ireland Protocol and related social unrest - Virtual Meeting
The Community Foundation for Ireland
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2021-09-09
Intent: Increase awareness of Philanthropy
Details: Possible future partnership on All-Island Fund
Officials: Micheál Martin, Deirdre Gillane, Simon Coveney, Fergal Mythen
Methods: Email