Overwatch Report

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Meeting with the Minister to outline Oxfam's work and priorities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Fleming', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] participated in roundtable with the Minister with CEOs of other NGOs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[EU Affairs] Met MEP Frances Fitzgerald to discuss EU migration and asylum policy, pushbacks at EU borders, criminalisation of human rights defenders, closed camps and the externalisation of EU migration policy.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] share Oxfam's work on pushbacks at the EU’s borders. a letter which details some of our research findings and proposals for helping to end these abuses, a report by our partner the Greek Council for Refugees

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Letter to all members of Oireachtas committee to ask ask that the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice review Ireland’s position and actions regarding rule of law violations at EU borders by EU member states.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Niamh Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Asked the deputy for support and information regarding Oxfam request for ask that the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice review Ireland’s position and actions regarding rule of law violations at EU borders by EU member states.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Health] : Invitation to meet with Oxfam Ireland and Access to Medicines Ireland to discuss civil society recommendations for the International Treaty on Pandemic Preparedness, Response and Recovery

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[EU Affairs] Oxfam Ireland ask MEPs to sign a letter from all Irish MEPs to Commissioner Johannson asking for urgent action on pushbacks at EU borders.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 6 more

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Attended the inaugural meeting of DFA’s Foreign Policy Series in Iveagh House.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe Hackett', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Health] Asked the Deputy for support regarding Oxfam's request for joint Oireachtas committee on health meeting to review Ireland's positions regarding the Pandemic Treaty.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Health] DETE’s role in Ireland’s engagement with the WHO led negotiations on an International Treaty on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response and how this relates to the trade division.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Health] RE: Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health to ask that time be set aside to review how Ireland can engage effectively in the pandemic treaty negotiations.to ask if the Committee will discuss the Pandemic Treaty and if there is anything that Oxfam and Access to Medicines Ireland (in copy here) can do to support this.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Annie Hoey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Oxfam Ireland policy officer invited to speak at event organised by Just Transition Greens.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Janet Horner', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Lobbying of TDs and Senators in relation to Oxfam policies

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Correspondence regarding Oxfam's request for a Joint Oireachtas Committee review of Ireland’s position and actions regarding rule of law violations at EU borders by EU member states.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Oxfam calls for Ireland's elected representatives to ensure international law is respected in Israel Gaza conflict, call for a permanent ceasefire and humanitarian access.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Chris MacManus', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 26 more

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Lobbying for support for Oxfam Ireland's climate and biodiversity accountability campaign and during period of COP 28 climate conference

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} + 9 more

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[EU Affairs] Lobbying for support for Business and Human Rights policies

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Gavan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Lobbying for meeting with Oireachtas committee on crisis in Israel and Gaza

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Communication of Oxfam Ireland pre-budget 2024 submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email of Oxfam Ireland pre-budget 2024 submission'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Health] TRIPS waiver

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paul Gavan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 10 more

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Health] Monkeypox vaccine equity

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Conway', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Seán Kyne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 8 more

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] EU migration and refugee policy and human rights. The topics related to mistreatment of refugees and migrants in EU countries, violations of international and EU law by EU member states including Greece, and the role of Ireland as an EU member state. We sent Oxfam reports and wrote to Irish politicians on this matter. We also held an event on human rights violations in Libya and invited Irish politicians to attend this event. Oxfam Ireland met with politicians and civil se

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 18 more

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Foreign affairs policies specifically Climate Justice, Business and Human Rights, Vaccine access, Sustainable Food systems

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Roisin Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Gavan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[Trade] Advocacy highlighting the benefits of implementing a TRIPS waiver as proposed at the WTO to address global vaccine inequity

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Frances Black', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Gerard Craughwell', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Eileen Flynn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 23 more

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[Finance] Advocacy on bringing in a Wealth Tax in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mick Barry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Health] TRIPS waiver

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joan Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Roisin Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Oxfam Ireland pre-budget submission was sent to elected representatives with an email highlighting the call for funding the Irish Refugee Protection Programme.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[EU Affairs] EU migration and asylum policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Health] Dáil motion on the TRIPS waiver and monkeypox

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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