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Fairtrade Ireland

January–April

[Trade] The need for legal requirements on production cost coverage for farmers supplying the EU market

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Fairtrade Ireland

January–April

[Trade] The Need for a Global Green Deal to be adopted by the EU

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': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 3 more

Fairtrade Ireland

May–August

[Trade] The Need for a Global Green Deal to be adopted by the EU and for support for local Fairtrade initiatives in local authority areas.

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': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 6 more

Fairtrade Ireland

January–April

[EU Affairs] We were advocating for better recognition for small holder interests in upcoming human rights due diligence regulations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Fairtrade Ireland

May–August

[EU Affairs] EU Member States are key in ensuring that the upcoming Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD) legislation will have its intended impact. In the eve of the trilogue negotiations on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), I would like to bring to your attention key asks from smallholder farmers and their organisations with whom we work

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Fairtrade Ireland

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Proposed EU Deforestation regulations impacts on small scale farmers of coffee and cocoa in the global south

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Chris MacManus', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Fairtrade Ireland

January–April

[Food] The Irish Government should support the creation of a UN binding treaty on business and human rights; support calls for binding EU regulations on human rights (incl. living income) for the European cocoa market; review its taxation policies including VAT and levies; Make Living incomes a priority for Irish Aid; Ensure Fair and Sustainable Government procurement id

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Darcy Lonergan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'David Healy', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}

Fairtrade Ireland

January–April

[Food] Creation of support for various policies in support of Fairtrade, namely: use of income from from any cafe levies to support lving incomes for coffee farmers; review of VAT policies to ensure support for living incmes for cocoa farmers; the creation of a 'Fair and Social' Government procurement policy; support for climate change mitigation and livelihoods investment through Irish Aid; Government support for EU human rights due diligence (HRDD) legislation and reporting by multi-nationals.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'brendan smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'ciaran cannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'richard boyd barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'sean crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fairtrade Ireland

May–August

[Food] The Irish Government should support the creation of a UN binding treaty on business and human rights; support calls for binding EU regulations on human rights (incl. living income) for the European cocoa market; review its taxation policies including VAT and levies; Make Living incomes a priority for Irish Aid; Ensure Fair and Sustainable Government procurement id

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Darcy Lonergan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

Fairtrade Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Request for a meeting and highlighting Irish Coalition for Business and Human Rights report on UN Treaty on BHR

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Fairtrade Ireland

September–December

[EU Affairs] Request for a meeting and highlighting ICBHR report on UN Treaty on BHR

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Fairtrade Ireland

September–December

[Trade] Transposition of EU Directive 2019 633 on Unfair Trading Practices in Business relationships

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Fairtrade Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Proposed introduction of environmenatl levy on the use of single use disposable cups - the Latte Levy

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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