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ActionAid Ireland

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Tweeted all EU level reps from Sweden, Ireland, Italy, Spain and Belgium to highlight the AFTER Project's recommendations at EU level

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nessa Childers', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brian Crowley', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 5 more

ActionAid Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Meeting with Minister Catherie Byrne with delegation from National Steering Committee on FGM to talk about future support needed from Government on this issue

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

ActionAid Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Informal chat with Minister Simon Harris at NWCI annual event, where we mentioned our concept note for FGM work in Ireland and Minister Harris provided his email address and asked to receive a copy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

ActionAid Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Informal chat with Minister Simon Harris at NWCI annual event, where we mentioned our concept note for FGM work in Ireland and Minister Harris provided his email address and asked to receive a copy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

ActionAid Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Email to Minister Catherine Byrne with a concept note for support on FGM work in Ireland from AAIreland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

ActionAid Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Joint email to Minister of State Marcella Corcoran Kennedy TD, Deputy Catherine Martin TD, Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan TD, Senator Ivana Bacik with concept note for support on FGM work in Ireland from AAIreland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marcella Corcoran Kennedy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Maureen O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

ActionAid Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Meeting Mairead McGuinness MEP with young people (Sadbh Boylan and Juliette O'Donnell) who won the ActionAid Speech Writing competition.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

ActionAid Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Email invite to Minisiter of State Catherine Byrne TD to attend ActionAid's From Kenya to Cork: Women's Empowerment event on 11th Sep in Wood Quay - this event is aimed at raising awareness on ActionAid's work on FGM in Kenya and Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Catherine Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

ActionAid Ireland

May–August

[Food] Tweet to Lynn Ruane on 30 August to inform her of ActionAid's event on FGM in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

ActionAid Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Email to Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan to arrange meeting for Renata Couto (ActionAid Brazil) with Foreign Affairs Committee

Public Officials Lobbied

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

ActionAid Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Email to Catherine Martin to arrange meeting with members of Women's Caucus for Renata Couto (ActionAid Brazil)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

ActionAid Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] ActionAid Ireland shared Twitter action with campaign supporters. This template called on Brian Hayes MEP to support public country by country reporting for all countries

Public Officials Lobbied

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

ActionAid Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Asked Senator Gerald Nash to facilitate an event in Leinster House with visiting African tax justice advocates

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gerald Nash', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

ActionAid Ireland

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Attended Women in the City Breakfast in Mansion House and discussed women's rights and access to healthcare in Kenya with Deputy Joan Burton, as well as the importance of Irish Aid funding.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joan Burton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

ActionAid Ireland

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Responded to a query from Councillor Gary Gannon, sharing information about ActionAid's Safe Cities for Women campaign.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

ActionAid Ireland

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Senator Alice Mary Higgins nominated ActionAid to present the Safe Cities for Women campaign at a Council of Europe hearing on violence against women. ActionAid staff member presented the campaign. Following the meeting ActionAid staff member corresponded with the Senator to arrange a meeting between the Senator and colleagues from ActionAid Bangladesh with regard to the Safe Cities campaign.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

ActionAid Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] ActionAid Ireland launched the Against Female Genital Mutilation / Cutting Through Empowerment and Rejection (AFTER) project.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Crowley', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': "Maureen O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 18 more

ActionAid Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Sent letters to policy makers to follow up the Corporate Tax: Fairness, Responsibility and Leadership conference hosted by Department of an Taoiseach

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Enda Kenny', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Eamonn O’Dea', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

ActionAid Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Held briefing on tax and development with visiting African tax justice advocates in the audio-visual room of Leinster House. Senator Ivana Bacik hosted and facilitated the briefing.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Emailed invitation to attend the briefing to all Oireachtas members.'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': "Maureen O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joan Burton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 26 more

ActionAid Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Meeting with Revenue officials to discuss Ireland's tax treaties with low and lower-middle income countries

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamonn O’Dea', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

ActionAid Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Email to Senator Alice Mary Higgins following IFPA event on the Globla Gag Rule and Ireland's policy positions

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

ActionAid Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Spoke to Alice Mary Higgins at event organised by IFPA to get across ActionAid's analysis on the impact the Global Gag rule will have in terms of humanitarian emergencies and relief and particularly the impact of women in humanitarian situations.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

ActionAid Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] A meeting between Chairman of ActionAid Ireland Board Rodney Rice and Minister Simon Coveney to update the Minister on ActionAid Ireland's work, including the work funded by Irish Aid. And to inform the Minister on ActionAid's increasing focus on humanitarian work and the growing need for humanitarian funding.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

ActionAid Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Party manifesto recommendations on tax policy relating to international development and human rights

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Fleming', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Feargal Quinn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mark Dearey', 'role': 'Councillor (Louth County council)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} + 8 more

ActionAid Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Shared a copy of ActionAid's Mistreated report with designated public official

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Seán Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 13 more

ActionAid Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Invited designated public officials to the launch of ActionAid's Mistreated report on double taxation treaties

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aengus Ó Snodaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gerry Adams', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Bannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sean D. Barrett', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Tom Barry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 155 more

ActionAid Ireland

May–August

[Taxation] Email to Minister Noonan to follow-up previous correspondence and request a meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

ActionAid Ireland

May–August

[Taxation] ActionAid Ireland launched a petition on tax treaties with developing countries, directed towards the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

ActionAid Ireland

September–December

[Taxation] Round table discussion convened by Matt Carthy MEP on tax justice issues.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

ActionAid Ireland

September–December

[Taxation] Twitter action calling Minister Eoghan Murphy to support fair tax treaties for developing countries

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

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