Intent: Establish a relationship between the DG and SCUK's new CEO, discuss the nature of the longstanding partnership and agree on the future direction of strategic engagement.
Details: Meeting between SCUK CEO and DG Irish Aid on common priorities for children in crises
Meeting between DG Irish Aid, Director and Deputy Director of Civil Society Unit and the CEO of SCUK, Chief of Staff, and Senior Advocacy and Partnership Manager in DFA Dublin offices. - Meeting
Intent: Ireland to support a robust gender responsive EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and to introduce mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence legislation::Ireland to support a UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights
Email to Deputy Nash about Ireland's view on the CSDDD - EmailEmail to MEP O Riordain on behalf of ECCJ inviting him to participate in Maastricht to Brussels March against EU deregulation. - EmailEmail to Senator Stephenson to invite her to participate in a march from Maastricht to Brussels to protest EU deregulation being organised by European allies. - Email
Intent: We wanted to share Oxfam’s and Dóchas’ position in the Outcome Document resulting from the Sevilla’s Summit, linking it to the EU current definition of ODA and the concerns of the sector about the Global Gateway and what is being defined as ODA. We also wanted to express our willingness to have Ireland as one of the supporters of the Tax the Rich initiative led by the Spanish government.
Details: Quality and Quantity of ODA, Irish position on the Sevilla’s Outcome Document and the support to Multilateralism, Quality and Quantity of EU’s ODA, Irish Presidency of the EU Council, Global taxation
ctivity 1Friday 20 June between 10:30 AM and 11:30 AM, in IrishAid's offices in Bishop’s Square.Meeting as part of Dochas delegation with Irish Aid in Dublin. Meeting to discuss the draft Outcome document of the FfD4 Summit in Sevilla.Activity 2Monday 30th June at 15.30 in Sevilla during the FfD4 Summit in Sevilla, Spain.Meeting with Minister Neale Richmond and the Irish Aid Director Michael Gaffy to push back Global Gateway and other related items about quantity and quality of ODA. - Meeting
Intent: Member States and the European Parliament should increase the humanitarian budget proposed by the European Commission for 2026 to €2.6 billion.Member States and the European Parliament must ensure that funds from the Emergency Aid Reserve (EAR) are additional to the humanitarian aid budget line and can be mobilised for humanitarian crises outside the EU throughout the whole financial year.
Details: Letter for Min EU Affairs EU humanitarian budget 2026
Invitation to Minister O'Brien to launch new climate justice campaign. - LetterLetter of invitation to Minister Richmond to events throughout the year. - LetterLetters to new Taoiseach, Tánaiste and cabinet Ministers to priority issues for Trócaire - ODA and Climate Justice. - Letter
