Overwatch Report

Amnesty International Ireland

January–April

[Health] Joint letter with fellow members of sub-committee of the Abortion Working Group re Terms of Reference of review of 2018 abortion legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Amnesty International Ireland

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Amnesty communications re TRIPS waiver proposal for COVID-19

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Maurice Quinlivan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Amnesty International Ireland

January–April

[Health] Joint open letter with coalition of organisations calling for Government support for TRIPS waiver and endorsement of C-TAP

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': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Amnesty International Ireland

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Letter seeking Ireland's endorsement of joint statement on recognition of the human right to a healthy environment at UN HRC46

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Amnesty International Ireland

January–April

[Health] Joint open letter with coalition of organisations to opposition party/group leaders re Covid-19 emergency TRIPS waiver of World Trade Organisation rules

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Peadar Tóibín', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Amnesty International Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Invitation to participate in Amnesty and Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland (MASI) online public event on ending Direct Provision, called the 21 Years Too Late Show

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Eileen Flynn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Amnesty International Ireland

January–April

[Health] Joint coalition letters to Oireachtas Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment and Joint Committee on EU Affairs re Covid-19 TRIPS waiver

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maurice Quinlivan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Flaherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "James O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 19 more

Amnesty International Ireland

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Letter re health and safety of Russian Prisoner of Conscience, Aleksei Navalny

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Amnesty International Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Invitation to attend online event co-hosted with Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland (MASI) on ending Direct Provision, called the 21 Years Too Late Show

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Amnesty International Ireland

January–April

[Local Government] Joint submission to Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage on definition of ‘political purposes’ as contained in General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Flaherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Gould', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

Amnesty International Ireland

May–August

[Health] Email calling on Ireland to push EU to ensure Rome Declaration is underpinned by strong human rights commitments, enclosing copy of Amnesty International’s input to the civil society consultation on the Declaration

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Amnesty International Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Letter calling for the COVAX vaccine initiative to incorporate human rights standards and principles of transparency and accountability, publish its contacts with vaccine developers and facilitate sharing of intellectual property to make vaccines swiftly available and affordable for all.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Amnesty International Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Email to Department of Foreign Affairs Turkey country desk copied to Minister re final appeal of the Büyükada case

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Amnesty International Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Postcard action for members of public to call on Irish government to support the TRIPS waiver and other measures such as CTAP and COVAX to increase global availability of Covid-19 vaccines

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Amnesty International Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Email thanking Minister and senators for participating in our '21 Years Too Late Show' online event on ending Direct Provision

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Eileen Flynn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Amnesty International Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Letter to Minister outlining our response to and recommendations on White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a new International Protection Support Service

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Amnesty International Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Communication calling on all TDs and Senators to sign our Pledge to End Direct Provision

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Amnesty International Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Letter from members of the newly launched Peoples Vaccine Alliance Ireland to provide information on the alliance's campaign for global vaccine equity and request a meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Amnesty International Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Joint letter regarding the situation in Afghanistan with other NGOs working on migrant, asylum and refugee rights in Ireland, welcoming initial Government commitments; calling on Government to take further actions to respond to the crisis

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Amnesty International Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Two letters on crisis in Afghanistan, one calling on Government to use influence to ensure safe passage our of the country for those at risk, and a second in advance of the 31 August EU Justice and Home Affairs Council outlining actions we urge the EU ministers to take to prioritise the protection of Afghan people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice)'}

Amnesty International Ireland

May–August

[Health] Letter to Taoiseach and Minister for Health sent on 23 June expressing concern at proposed ownership and governance of new National Maternity Hospital, also enclosing copy of 3 May 2017 letter to then Minister for Health Simon Harris TD expressing broadly the same concerns

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Amnesty International Ireland

May–August

[Local Government] Joint letter from Coalition for Civil Society Freedom to Minister of State, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, requesting a meeting to discuss concerns at omissions in the Electoral Reform Bill (2020)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Amnesty International Ireland

September–December

[Trade] People's Vaccine Coalition communications to Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment re need for TRIPS waiver at WTO to allow more Covid-19 vaccines and treatments to be produced on a global scale

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maurice Quinlivan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Flaherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "James O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 7 more

Amnesty International Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Follow-up to July email to Oireachtas members asking them to sign up to Amnesty International End Direct Provision Pledge

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Phone call All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Follow-up phone calls, voicemails left where no reply'}

Amnesty International Ireland

September–December

[Trade] Meeting between People's Vaccine Coalition reps and Sinn Féin members of Oireachtas and MEPs on need for TRIPS waiver at WTO to allow more Covid-19 vaccines and treatments to be produced on a global scale

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Chris Andrews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Johnny Mythen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more

Amnesty International Ireland

September–December

[Health] Amnesty International’s new global report: "A Double Dose of Inequality: Pharma Companies and the Covid-19 Vaccines Crisis"

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

Amnesty International Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] 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

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Fergal Mythen', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Amnesty International Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Letter setting out action needed on human rights crisis in Afghanistan, including at UN Human Rights Council 48th Session

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice)'}

Amnesty International Ireland

September–December

[EU Affairs] Letter re EU High-level Forum on providing protection to Afghans at risk

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Amnesty International Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Communications with Minister O'Gorman's adviser in course of securing Irish Government's assistance in evacuating and relocating/resettling Afghan nationals trapped in Afghanistan and at immediate and serious risk during Taliban takeover

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoin Wilson', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

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