Overwatch Report

Concern Worldwide

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Discussion following the publication of Ireland's policy on international development 'A Better World' and Ireland's Campaign for UN Security Council

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Geraldine Byrne Nason', 'role': 'Second Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Brendan Rogers', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Ruairí de Búrca', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Concern Worldwide

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Briefing to the Joint Committee for Foreign Affairs and Trade on situation in Syria

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Maureen O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Niall Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Concern Worldwide

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Discussion on proposed national memorial for Humanitarian Aid Workers

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ruairí de Búrca', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Concern Worldwide

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Challenges of humanitarian access in specific countries where Concern works; Plans for UN General Assembly

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ruairí de Búrca', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Concern Worldwide

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Discussion on the UNGA 2019 plans of the Department of Foreign Affairs and those of Concern Worldwide

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Rogers', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Concern Worldwide

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Meeting in relation to Brian Hayes' MEP hosting of the international 2018 Global Hunger Index report launch

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Concern Worldwide

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Letter of invitation to An Taoiseach to address Concern's 50th Anniversary Conference on 7th September 2018

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Concern Worldwide

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Briefing on Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ruairí de Búrca', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Concern Worldwide

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Meeting with Minister Ciaran Cannon at the Syria Brussels Conference II to discuss Concern's work in the region and the challenges of working in conflict affected countries and contexts.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ciarán Cannon', 'role': 'Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Concern Worldwide

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Discussion about the Concern Debates, the Minister's participation in them at a young age and their value to awareness raising of global development issues.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Concern Worldwide

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Request to co-host a high level European Parliament event on EU Leadership towards ending malnutrition from Generation Nutrition

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Concern Worldwide

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Briefing from Regional Director following her recent visit to Concern programmes in the Syria region

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Maureen O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Concern Worldwide

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Briefing on humanitarian situation in South Sudan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gino Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Concern Worldwide

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Invitation to attend Africa Day

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ciarán Cannon', 'role': 'Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Concern Worldwide

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Informal meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ruairí de Búrca', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Concern Worldwide

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Invitation to Concern Anniversary Conference

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ruairí de Búrca', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Concern Worldwide

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Invitation to Concern 50th Anniversary

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Rogers', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Concern Worldwide

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Invitation to speak at 2 Concern events

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Concern Worldwide

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Request to speak at organisation annual meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ruairí de Búrca', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Concern Worldwide

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Information on Concern's programmes

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Geraldine Byrne Nason', 'role': 'Second Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Concern Worldwide

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Sharing of public letter on Yemen

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ruairí de Búrca', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Concern Worldwide

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Follow-up on the work of the Irish Coalition on Gender-based Violence

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ruairí de Búrca', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Concern Worldwide

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Discussion on Ireland's Security Council Campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Rogers', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Concern Worldwide

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Honorary Consul Haiti

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Concern Worldwide

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Awareness raising visit to Lebanon with Minister of State Joe McHugh

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Concern Worldwide

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Briefing on humanitarian crisis across the Syria region with reference to Recommendations of Concern's 'Shattered Lives' report

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Maureen O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Concern Worldwide

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Beginning a discussion on the possible setting up of a Conflict Platform in Ireland related to Sustainable Development Goal 16 on peace justice and strong institiutions.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Gaffey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Concern Worldwide

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Seeking advice from DFA related to banking and programme payments to our EU funed programme in DPR Korea to ensure that we are complying with sanctions appropriately, especially EC Regulation No. 2016/841. Concern's work is focused on food and nutrition security and WASH.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Gaffey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Concern Worldwide

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Invitation to a Dublin launch of Concern's report "Shattered Lives" on protection issues faced by Syrian civilians in Syria

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Gaffey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Concern Worldwide

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Official launch of Concern's Shattered Lives report on protection issues faced by Syrian civilians in Syria. The report was launched in Dublin on March 8th.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs