Official - Gerard Keown

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Director General

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Department of Foreign Affairs

First Seen

20 September 2021

Last Seen

21 September 2026

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Department of Foreign Affairs

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Christian Aid Ireland

45 officials

2026-09-21

Intent: Sharing of information and advocacy in support of the Occupied Territories Bill 2018 and related Government proposals

Details: Occupied Territories Bill 2018 / Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025

Officials

Frances Black Sinéad Gibney Alice-Mary Higgins Patricia Stephenson Duncan Smith Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Paul Murphy Richard Boyd Barrett

Methods

Calls with Senator Frances Black, Deputy Donnchadh O'Laoghaire and Deputy Roderic O'Gorman regarding the Occupied Territories Bill and relevant Government initiatives. - Phone callEmail to Minister Helen McEntee, Mr. Declan Smyth and Mr. Gerard Keown regarding the Occupied Territories Bill and relevant Government initiatives. - EmailEmail with information and briefing material regarding the Occupied Territories Bill and relevant Government initiatives with all Labour Party TDs; all Social Democrat TDs; all Sinn Féin Senators; Foreign Affairs spokespeople and Ctte members Deputy S Gibney, Senator P Stephenson, Deputy D Smith, Deputy D O'Laoghaire, Deputy C Bennett; Deputy R O'Gorman; Senators AM Higgins, E Flynn, L Ruane, N Cosgrove, L Harmon, M McDowell; Deputies R Boyd Barret, R Coppinger, P Murphy; Senator M Daly - Email

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Christian Aid Ireland

32 officials

2025-09-22

Intent: To advocate for the Irish Government to develop a strong public position against the EU's Omnibus Simplification Package, ensuring that key corporate sustainability laws, including the CSDDD, are protected.

Details: EU corporate accountability policy

Officials

Rose Conway-Walsh Neale Richmond Lynn Boylan Eoin Hayes Paul Nicholas Gogarty Alice-Mary Higgins Patricia Stephenson Sinéad Gibney

Methods

Emails to elected representatives in relation to EU corporate accountability policy and legislation. - EmailMeetings with TDs, Senators, MEPs, and officials in relation to EU corporate accountability legislation. - Meeting

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Trócaire

40 officials

2025-09-19

Intent: Ireland to support a robust gender responsive EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and to introduce mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence legislation::Ireland to support a UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights

Details: Corporate accountability and justice

Officials

Janet Horner Gerard Keown Seán Crowe John Lahart Paula Butterly Michael Murphy Paul Nicholas Gogarty Seán Kelly

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Email to Deputy Nash about Ireland's view on the CSDDD - EmailEmail to MEP O Riordain on behalf of ECCJ inviting him to participate in Maastricht to Brussels March against EU deregulation. - EmailEmail to Senator Stephenson to invite her to participate in a march from Maastricht to Brussels to protest EU deregulation being organised by European allies. - Email

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