Overwatch Report

Sisters of Mercy

September–December

[Transport] Realigning investment to achieve the goals of the smarter travel policy.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Frank O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Shane Ross', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}

Sisters of Mercy

September–December

[Transport] Realigning investment to achieve the goals of the Smarter Travel Policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Frank O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Shane Ross', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}

Social Justice Ireland

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion re Ireland's role in implementing the SDGs, and how this can be monitored effectively.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Sisters of Mercy

September–December

[Environment] To turn the lofty goals of the Paris Agreement into reality. Ireland has no action plan since 2012. We are off track in meeting our 2020 targets

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mattie McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Séamus Healy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Lowry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

GOAL

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] To provide a briefing regarding ongoing situation in GOAL, in particular with regard to the withholding of payment by irish Aid in relation to 2016 IAPF funding.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

GOAL

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] To provide a briefing regarding ongoing situation in GOAL, in particular with regard to the withholding of payment by irish Aid in relation to 2016 IAPF funding.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

GOAL

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] To provide a briefing regarding ongoing situation in GOAL, in particular with regard to the withholding of payment by irish Aid in relation to 2016 IAPF funding.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

GOAL

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] To provide a briefing regarding ongoing situation in GOAL, in particular in relation to 2017 funding

Public Officials Lobbied

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

GOAL

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] To provide a briefing regarding ongoing situation in GOAL, in particular with regard to the withholding of payment by irish Aid in relation to 2016 IAPF funding.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Gaffey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'John Conlon', 'role': 'Chief Financial Officer (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

GOAL

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] To provide a briefing regarding ongoing situation in GOAL, in particular with regard to the withholding of payment by irish Aid in relation to 2016 IAPF funding.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Gaffey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Charlie Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

GOAL

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] To provide a briefing regarding ongoing situation in GOAL, in particular with regard to the withholding of payment by irish Aid in relation to 2016 IAPF funding.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

GOAL

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] To provide a briefing regarding ongoing situation in GOAL, in particular with regard to the withholding of payment by irish Aid in relation to 2016 IAPF funding.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Coalition 2030 seeks a meeting to discuss Ireland’s delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Trócaire

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Sustainable Development Goals and Ireland's Aid programme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Supporters were encouraged to contact their own TD on this issue'} {'name': 'Michael Gaffey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Donoghue', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Habitat for Humanity Ireland

September–December

[Housing] Lobbied Government on the Sustainable Development Goals.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Enda Kenny', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Attendance at the UN General Asssembly in New York, to endorse the new Sustainable Development Goals

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Gaffey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

GOAL

September–December

[EU Affairs] As part of GOAL's Now You Know Campaign, GOAL lobbied Members of European Parliament to use all measures at their disposal to encourage, support and negotiate for the introduction and implementation of various results (outlined under 'intended results')

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Social Media All MEPs', 'role': 'We indirectly and directly targetted MEPs through social media (Twitter and FaceBook)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nessa Childers', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 6 more

GOAL

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Lobbying around the deployment of health and military personnel in emergency response situations and coordination between DFA and NGOs in such circumstances based on lessons learned in Ebola Response

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

GOAL

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Meeting to discuss the refugee crisis

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joan Burton', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Environmental Pillar

September–December

[Environment] Request for a meeting with the Taoiseach re the Sustainable Development Goals, in New York.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Irish Wildlife Trust CLG.

September–December

[Environment] UN Sustainable Dev. Goals

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Enda Kenny', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

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