Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 1)
Committee on the Administration of Justice
2025-05-21
Intent: Influence position on Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
Details: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
Officials: Laurence Simms, Sonja Hyland, Kathleen Funchion
Methods: Meeting with Laurence Simms and Sonja Hyland in April 2025. - Meeting, Email correspondence with Kathleen Funchion MEP to secure a meeting in March 2025 - Email, Meeting with Kathleen Funchion in March 2025. - Meeting
Irish Development Education Association
2025-05-21
Intent: That the Taoiseach withdraw Irish Government support for the IHRA definition of anti-semitism and adopt an alternative definition that is widely endorsed by Jewish, Palestinian and international experts
Details: Advocating for removal of IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism from Programme for Government
Officials: Micheál Martin, Laurence Simms
Methods: Letter to the Taoiseach in February on behalf of the IDEA Development Education on Palestine Working Group to point out how the IHRA definition undermines the ability of educators to carry out development education on Palestine and to request the Taoiseach withdraws support for this definition and adopts instead the Jerusalem definition on anti-semitism. Letter to Laurence Simms in March to request he bring to the Taoiseach's attention that the IHRA definition breaches the Good Friday Agreement - Letter
Irish Development Education Association
2025-05-21
Intent: That Laurence Simms, Joint Secretary of the Irish-British intergovernmental Secretariat in Belfast (under the Department of Foreign Affairs) raise the issue of policy incoherence of IHRA definition of anti-semitism with Government's obligations under the Good Friday Agreement
Details: Advocating for removal of IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism from Programme for Government
Officials: Laurence Simms
Methods: Letter to Mr. Laurence Simms on 31 March on behalf of the IDEA Development Education on Palestine Working Group to point out how the IHRA definition on anti-semitism is incongruent with the Government's obligations under the Good Friday Agreement and to request that Mr. Simms raise this matter within the Department of Foreign Affairs. - Letter
Committee on the Administration of Justice
2025-01-20
Intent: Influence position on Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
Details: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
Officials: Laurence Simms, Sonja Hyland
Methods: Communicated via email/ meetings about the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 - Email, Communicated via email/ meetings about the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 - Meeting
Queen's University Belfast
2024-09-20
Intent: To collaborate on the development of research programmes across the island
Details: Discussion of all-island research priorities
Officials: Simon Harris, John Callinan, Émer Deane, Joanne Lonergan, Chris Donoghue, Laurence Simms
Methods: Meeting at Queen's University Belfast on 3 May 2024.Discussions with Queen’s academics on specific all island research issues:• Professor Mark Lawler – All island Cancer Care• Professor Nigel Scollan – Co-Centre for Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems• Professor David Rooney – Sustainable Energy and Net Zero• Professor Kathryn Higgins – Queen’s Communities and Place• Dr Wendy McLoone – Research & Enterprise DirectorateDiscussion of next steps with Prof Sir Ian Greer. - Meeting
Amnesty International Ireland
2023-05-21
Intent: To discuss shared concerns, and Amnesty's and survivors' call for Irish Government commitment to lodging inter-state ECHR challenge against UK Government if Troubles Bill enacted
Details: Meeting to discuss Amnesty's, survivors' and Irish Government's shared concerns regarding UK Government's Northern Ireland (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill ('Troubles Bill’)
Officials: Micheál Martin, Laurence Simms
Methods: Meeting in Belfast was attended by Amnesty Ireland, Amnesty UK's Northern Ireland office (and a group of survivors and their lawyer) - Meeting, Letter jointly sent by Amnesty Ireland and Amnesty UK's Northern Ireland office - Letter, Letter sent via email - Email
Co-operation Ireland
2023-01-16
Intent: To help inform government policy towards resolving tensions around the NI Protocol and restoring powersharing in Northern Ireland
Details: Discussion around ongoing challenges in Northern Ireland relating to the Protocol and restoration of powersharing
Officials: Laurence Simms
Methods: On November 17th, Peter Sheridan met with Laurence Simms of DFAT to discuss current political situation in Northern Ireland and ongoing tensions around implementation of the NI Protocol - Meeting