Overwatch Report

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

January–April

[Education and Training] Meeting held with David Delaney to discuss cooperation between HEI and the Department

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Delaney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

January–April

[Education and Training] Email sent to Jim O'Callaghan requesting meeting to discuss cooperation between HEI and the Department

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Delaney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

January–April

[Education and Training] Email sent to Barry Andrews requesting meeting to discuss cooperation between HEI and the Department

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Delaney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

January–April

[Education and Training] Email sent to Minister Paschal Donohoe requesting meeting to discuss work of HEI

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Delaney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

May–August

[Education and Training] Wrote letter to Department of Education to follow up on funding submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Education)'}

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Wrote letter to Minister of Justice inviting him to attend Holocaust Memorial Day and to start grant submission process for same

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Wrote letter to Taoiseach inviting him to give keynote speech at National Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Letters of thanks sent to public officials for their participation in the annual Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Email sent to Minister Paschal Donohoe requesting a meeting to discuss cooperation between HEI and the Department

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Letter of congratulations sent to Simon Harris T.D. congratulating him on becoming An Taoiseach

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

September–December

[Justice and Equality] National Holocuast Memorial Day commemoration

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Emma Blain', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Michael McDowell', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Dermot Lacey', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'David Delaney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Letter of thanks sent to Minister Roderic O'Gorman for his participation in the annual Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Letter sent to Minister Helen McEntee regarding publishing of hateful and antisemitic material

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Letter of invitation sent to public officials to attend the launch of the Crocus Project 2023

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Chris MacManus', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 2 more

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Email requesting a meeting with Lord Mayor of Dublin Daithi de Róiste to discuss the upcoming Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoratio

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Daithí De Róiste', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Letters of invitation sent to public officials to attend the national Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration in January 2024

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 113 more

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Letter of invitation sent to the Lord Mayor to participate in the national Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Caroline Conroy', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Letter of invitation sent to Minister Roderic O'Gorman to attend a forthcoming Holocaust remembrance event in June

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Thank you letter sent to Minister O'Gorman and Cllr Callaghan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Mary Callaghan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Letter of invitation sent to the Taoiseach to give the keynote address at Holocaust Memorial Day 2023.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Letter of invitation sent to Minister Roderic O'Gorman to attend a forthcoming Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration in January 2023

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Requested a courtesy call with Minister Roderic O'Gorman regarding Holocaust Memorial Day

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

September–December

[Arts] Invited President Michael D. Higgins, the Lord Mayor of Dublin Alison Gilliand, and Minister Roderic O'Gorman to the national Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration on 30 January 2022

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Alison Gilliland', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

September–December

[Arts] A letter sent to Lord Mayor Alison Gilliand about the Mary Elmes Prize in Holocaust Studies

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alison Gilliland', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Contacted the Minister regarding the funding for the annual Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

January–April

[Education and Training] To inform Irish MEPs of The Crocus Project and to share information with their colleagues about this Irish education initiative

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brian Crowley', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Liadh Ní Riada', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 5 more

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Holocaust Memorial Day, increase in grant requested

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

May–August

[Education and Training] Requested meeting to discuss the work of HETI in combatting racism and discrimination through Holocaust education

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

May–August

[Education and Training] Requested courtesy call with Minister to discuss HETI's work in Holocaust Education

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Holocaust Education Ireland CLG

May–August

[Arts] Invited Mr Galvin (as then Mayor of Limerick) to open the exhibition, Traces of Memory, at Limerick City Hall and requested sponsorship towards logistical costs of exhibition

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Galvin', 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'}

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