Overwatch Report

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Raising awareness about impending famine in East Africa

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Meeting All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Oxfam Pre-budget submission

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Invitation to host joint event at UNGA

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sonja Hyland', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Health] Oxfam Ireland and grassroots campaign Access to Medicines Ireland hosted an event forWorld AIDS Day (Dec 1) “How Ireland can be a leading voice in addressing global health inequalities” inviting TDs and Senators to meet their constituents to discuss global health issues including the WHO Pandemic Treaty negotiations.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Oxfam Ireland, Access to Medicines Ireland and our partners invited TDs and Senators to join us in a meeting to explore:\n“How Ireland can be a leading voice in addressing global health inequalities”\nin Buswells Hotel, Dublin.'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Fintan Warfield', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Met with 3 MEPs in online meetings to discuss Oxfam's work on human rights and international protection in EU migration and asylum policy negotiations and in Greece, specifically illegal pushbacks by the Greek coast guard, closed camps and the persecution of human rights defenders.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Health] Letter from Oxfam Ireland to Stephen Donnelly requesting a meeting to discuss how Oxfam can support the Irish team working on the Intergovernmental Negotiation Body for the International Treaty on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Recovery

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] MEP Roundtable Europe House

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

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

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 31 more

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[Finance] Letter to request further COVID Government supports for charity retail sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Requesting their support in ensuring that the previous Government pledge of relocation of 50 ayslum seekers from Levos to Ireland be fulfilled.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} + 2 more

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Co signatory to an open letter sent to An Taoiseach and cc'd to some Ministers and TDs requesting EU reversal of its blockage of the "waiver from certain provisions of the TRIPS Agreement for the prevention, containment and Treatment of Covid 19" and announce that Ireland will no longer support opposition to the temporary COVID 19 WTO waiver of certain TRIPS provision. Also asking for support of the WHO Covid 19 Technology Access Pool

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)'} + 7 more

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Provided the results of a poll which indicated that a majority of people in Ireland think monopoly control of Covid 19 vaccines should end and requested them to to discontinue support of TRIPS and seek a waiver on this.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Peadar Tóibín', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Roisin Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gino Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[EU Affairs] Information about the TRIPS waiver and C-TAP and capacity in the Global South to produce Covid-19 vaccines

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 12 more

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[EU Affairs] Requesting that Micheál Martin join other world leaders and push the EU to support a People's Vaccine

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[EU Affairs] Calling on Irish political leaders to end their opposition to the TRIPS waiver

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[EU Affairs] Suggestions how IP & patents are a barrier to scaled up vaccine rollout around the world and how an Oireachtas Committee should explore the TRIPS waiver issue

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[EU Affairs] Info on potential spare manufacturing capacity around the world that could be used to roll out more Covid 19 vaccines - questioning Ireland's position on the TRIPS waiver at the WTO

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[EU Affairs] Requesting that Micheál Martin support making vaccine technology openly available for poorer countries through emergency TRIPS waiver at the WTO

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[EU Affairs] Call on MEPs to vote for corporate due diligence & accountability

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 7 more

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Co-signatory to letter to Minister Coveney requesting meeting to explore Ireland's position re WHO C-TAP platform and WTO TRIPS Waiver

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[EU Affairs] Co-signatory to letter requesting that the Joint Oireachtas Committee on EU Affairs review Ireland's position on the TRIPS waiver

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Haughey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 7 more

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[Trade] Co-signatory to letter requesting that the Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment review Ireland's position on TRIPS waiver

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Garrett Ahern', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Maurice Quinlivan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Flaherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "James O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 7 more

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[EU Affairs] WTO TRIPS waiver and WHO C-Tap platform

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[Trade] Requesting that the Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment review Ireland's position on TRIPS waiver

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Gavan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Participated in the UNSC Expert Stakeholder Meeting at which Minister Simon COveney gave an address

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[EU Affairs] Provide a briefing of TRIPS waiver and asking for support of it in the context of Covid 19 Vaccine equity for all.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Gavan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[EU Affairs] For information sent a press release which stated that the World Trade Organisatoin had agreed that they will be engaging in a text based process in waiving Intellectual Property rules on Covid 19 vaccines tests and treatments.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[EU Affairs] Invitation to the launch of the People's Vaccine Alliance Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[EU Affairs] Request to support amendments urging a TRIPS waiver on a related European Resolution.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mick Wallace', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 6 more

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] To provide a report on Unaccompanied Minors in Europe "Teach Us What is Coming" and request a meeting to develop a discussion on this theme.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

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