Simon Harris

Fine Gael · Wicklow

Activity on Foreign Affairs — 64 events (62 lobbying · 0 questions · 2 votes) full profile →

• 2026-01-22
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  Irish Council for Civil Liberties Foreign Affairs

  • Palestinian Human Rights
• 2026-01-21
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  UNICEF Ireland Foreign Affairs

  • Meeting with Kitty van der Heijden
• 2026-01-21
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  Citi Finance

  • Government Trade Forum: International Financial Services sectoral focus, hosted by Department of Foreign Affairs with participants from across different sectors and industries.
• 2026-01-21
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  Amnesty International Ireland Foreign Affairs

  • Two letters regarding the unlawful interception by Israeli forces of the Global Sumud Flotilla, and detention and welfare of Irish nationals onboard
• 2026-01-21
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  Trócaire Foreign Affairs

  • Climate Justice
• 2026-01-21
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  Insight Investment Management (Europe) Limited Foreign Affairs

  • Insight provided an overview of global asset management trends and their implications for Ireland’s financial services sector at the Government Trade Forum on 3 November 2025. The engagement was informational only and aimed at supporting officials’ understanding of industry developments.
• 2026-01-21
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  ActionAid Ireland 2 returns Foreign Affairs

  • Joint letter from ActionAid Ireland, Christian Aid Ireland, Oxfam Ireland, and Trócaire related to humanitarian access in Gaza.
  • Irelands role in Palestine - the EU Israel Association Agreement and the OTB
• 2026-01-21
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  Horse Sport Ireland Foreign Affairs

  • Citizenship application for a high preformace athlete.
• 2026-01-21
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  Law Society of Ireland Foreign Affairs

  • The Law Society provided a submission in response to the Department of Foreign Affairs consultation on the Priorities and Policy Programme for Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026.
• 2026-01-20
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  Amnesty International Ireland 4 returns Foreign Affairs

  • Letter seeking meeting with Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns, Erika Guevara Rosas, to discuss Ireland's action on Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza and crimes in rest of OPT
  • Shared online global ''Civil Society Open Letter to States: Upholding Not Undermining International Law" signed by Amnesty International
  • Letter conveying our concern at Hungary’s banning 4 October Pécs Pride march, and that Amnesty Ireland's Director and global Amnesty colleagues will march in effort to see it proceed safely and peacefully
  • Letter calling for Irish Government action on US Administration's ICC-related sanctions against three Palestinian human rights NGOs, al-Haq, Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights, and Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
• 2026-01-20
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  Uplift Foreign Affairs

  • Lobbying government ministers to support Ireland’s neutrality and the retention of the Triple Lock.
• 2026-01-20
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  Women for Election EU Affairs

  • Rise in intolerance towards politicians and public officials
• 2026-01-19
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  Irish Development Education Association Foreign Affairs

  • Signed civil society letter to Taoiseach and Tánaiste urging Ireland to push for UNGA action on Gaza
• 2026-01-14
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  DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS Foreign Affairs

  • Ireland Global Climate Financing
• 2025-10-15
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  Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 94–65
• 2025-09-21
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  John Gallagher Foreign Affairs

  • Irish Government policy on Yazidi Community in Middle East
• 2025-09-21
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  Irish Association of Investment Managers Foreign Affairs

  • Ireland for Finance Strategy and an improvement in the temporary visa scheme for non-Irish workers.
• 2025-09-21
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  Concern Worldwide Foreign Affairs

  • Concern 2026 Pre-Budget Submission - ODA Helps Build a Better World
• 2025-09-19
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  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 2 returns EU AffairsAgriculture

  • Mercosur Trade Deal
  • Brexit Stakeholder Forum
• 2025-09-19
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  Amnesty International Ireland 5 returns Foreign Affairs

  • Letter requesting meeting with Tánaiste in capacity as Minister for Foreign Affairs to discuss Irish Government action to help end ongoing genocide in Gaza, and to protect international rules based order from further degradation
  • Shared letter from AI's EU Office to EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs in advance of Foreign Affairs Council urging Ireland's support for our calls including suspension of EU-Israel Association Agreement, with annex of information on Israel's violations of international law
  • Letter urging attention to and action on situation of women searchers in Mexico where serious crisis of disappearances persists as documented in Amnesty's new research report
  • Letter regarding EU-Israel Association Agreement, also requesting that the Taoiseach and Tánaiste recognise Israel's committing genocide in Gaza
  • Ran a grassroots petition, "Tánaiste - use these three words - THIS IS GENOCIDEl", calling on the Tánaiste to recognise Israel's atrocities in Gaza as genocide
• 2025-09-19
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  Irish Medical Organisation Foreign Affairs

  • Conflict in Gaza and Procurement Policy
• 2025-09-19
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  National Union of Journalists 2 returns Foreign Affairs

  • Irish government decision to endore Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism and the IHRA definition on antisemitism definiton on antisemtism
  • Irish government decision to endore Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism and the IHRA definition on antisemitism definiton on antisemtism
• 2025-09-19
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  DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS Foreign Affairs

  • Meeting request to discuss ODA Spending
• 2025-09-19
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  Uplift 2 returns TradeForeign Affairs

  • Uplift members emailed members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade and asked them to perform full pre-legislative scrutiny of the changes to the Arbitration Act that would allow the Government to ratify the CETA trade deal. Uplift members also emailed members of the cabinet asking them asking them not to give cabinet approval to amend the Arbitration Act.
  • Uplift members were asked to send emails and make phone calls to Simon Harris and Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan to expedite visa approvals for Palestinian children coming to play GAA in Ireland.
• 2025-09-18
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  Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign Foreign Affairs

  • Letter to Minister for Foreign Affairs asking for stronger measures to end Israel's illegal occupation of Palestine and genocide in Gaza
• 2025-09-17
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  Christian Aid Ireland Foreign Affairs

  • Occupied Territories Bill 2018 / Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025
• 2025-09-17
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  Fórsa trade union Foreign Affairs

  • Letter from Kevin Callinan, Fórsa General Secretary to Mr. Jim O’Callaghan TD, Minister for Justice. This letter questions the decision to deny visas to children due to participate in the proposed GAA Palestine visit to Ireland. It highlights Fórsa’s sponsorship of the team kit, the longstanding bonds between the Irish and Palestinian peoples, and the union’s concern for the welfare of the children involved.
• 2025-09-16
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  Irish Association of Social Workers Foreign Affairs

  • The IASW deplores the worsening humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, and we condemn the relentless genocidal actions by the Israeli government that has resulted in more than 50,000 deaths, including thousands of women and children. Many thousands more have been maimed, injured, and traumatised and face starvation in the coming days and weeks, as well as ongoing risk of death and injury, unless decisive international action is taken to stop the killing.
• 2025-09-15
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  TU Dublin Students' Union CLG Foreign Affairs

  • Regarding the no fly policies in occupied territories
• 2025-08-29
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  Global Legal Action Network Foreign Affairs

  • Occupied Territories Bill
• 2025-08-28
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  Save the Children UK Foreign Affairs

  • Meeting request with Tánaiste Simon Harris regarding global child rights issues
• 2025-06-06
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  DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS Foreign Affairs

  • Letters regarding ODA and USAID cuts and requests for meetings
• 2025-05-29
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  Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Foreign Affairs

  • MSF’s report 'Gaza Death Trap' details how military attacks, the dismantling of the health system, siege and the systematic denial of humanitarian assistance is destroying the conditions needed for life in Gaza.
• 2025-05-21
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  Christian Aid Ireland Foreign Affairs

  • Human rights in Israel & the occupied Palestinian territory (IOPT)
• 2025-05-21
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  Amnesty International Ireland 5 returns Foreign Affairs

  • Letter calling on Government to make strong representations and interventions in case of two Irish citizens resident in Germany issued with deportation orders in connection with their protesting against Israel’s atrocity crimes in Gaza
  • Email sharing joint NGO statement signed by 58 organisations including Amnesty International, calling on EU and its member states to take decisive action in response to the US's announced sanctions against the ICC and the broader trend of non-cooperation with the Court by EU member states
  • Separate letter to each seeking a meeting on the ongoing genocide in Gaza and worsening crisis in rest of Occupied Palestinian Territory
  • Sharing letter sent to EU HR/VP Kallas and Foreign Affairs Ministers by our European Institutions Office Director ahead of EU-Israel Association Council meeting
  • Letter seeking meeting on the situation in Gaza and rest of Occupied Palestinian Territory
• 2025-05-21
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  ActionAid Ireland 2 returns Foreign Affairs

  • Communication ahead of the St Patricks delegation to the United States
  • Introduction to the work of ActionAid. As the new Ministers within the Department of Foreign Affairs we wrote to explain our organizations main priorities.
• 2025-05-21
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  Irish Cancer Society Foreign Affairs

  • Cancer care in Gaza and the West Bank
• 2025-05-21
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  Comhlámh Foreign Affairs

  • Email was sent querying government plans to adopt the IHRA definition on antisemitism and to request progress on the Occupied Territories Bill.
• 2025-05-21
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  Ibec Economic Development and Industry

  • Priorities for Department of Foreign Affairs and Department of Defence
• 2025-05-20
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  National LGBT Federation Foreign Affairs

  • Hungary's ban on Pride Parade
• 2025-05-20
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  Outhouse CLG Foreign Affairs

  • Special Envoy for LGBTQ+ Rights
• 2025-05-20
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  Trócaire 2 returns Foreign Affairs

  • Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory
  • Cross cutting issues of climate justice and official development assistance
• 2025-05-20
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  Uplift Foreign Affairs

  • Emailed TD Catherine Connolly to ask them to raise a PQ to the Minister for Foreign Affairs about the ability for the UN General Assembly to authorise UN peacekeeping missions.
• 2025-05-17
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  Chambers Ireland Foreign Affairs

  • The need for the new Government to build strong international partnerships with the EU, the UK and the rest of the world.
• 2025-05-16
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  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Economic Development and Industry

  • Trade Consultative Group on International Trade Policy and New US Based Strategic Economic Advisory Panel
• 2025-05-06
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  Opportunity Green Environment

  • Irish Presidency and EU ETS negotiations
• 2025-05-06
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  National Union of Journalists Foreign Affairs

  • Irish government decision to endore Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism and the IHRA definition on antisemitism definiton on antisemtism
• 2025-04-30
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  Concern Worldwide Foreign Affairs

  • Humanitarian Situation in Sudan
• 2025-01-21
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  Amnesty International Ireland 5 returns Foreign Affairs EU Affairs

  • Ahead of December European Council meeting, shared letter from Amnesty's Secretary General , Agnès Callamard, to EU leaders on the situation in Syria
  • Sharing with political party leaders new AI research finding, following 7 October 2023, Israel committed and is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza
  • Sharing new AI research, "You Feel Like You Are Subhuman’: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza" finding that, following 7 October 2023, Israel committed and is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza; and related recommended action
  • Letters seeking engagement on possible action by Ireland, in coordination and in concert with other states, on catastrophic situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
  • Recommendations for EU action in advance of Foreign Affairs Council and European Council meetings concerning the situation in the Middle East
• 2025-01-21
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  Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Foreign Affairs

  • MSF’s report 'Gaza Death Trap' details how military attacks, the dismantling of the health system, siege and the systematic denial of humanitarian assistance is destroying the conditions needed for life in Gaza.
• 2025-01-21
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  ActionAid Ireland 2 returns Foreign Affairs

  • Speaking at an event encouraging the government to support the Occupied Territories Bill.
  • Speaking at a press conference encouraging the government to support the Occupied Territories Bill.
• 2025-01-21
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  National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Ireland Foreign Affairs

  • We emailed the 220 public representatives - TDs and Senators - to ask them to sign a statement - "Join UN Rapporteurs to help protect Baha'i Women in Iran."
• 2025-01-21
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  Uplift 3 returns Foreign Affairs

  • Ministers were asked to enact the Occupied Territories Bill
  • All TDs and Senators were sent letters and emails saying legal action would be taken if the government do not stop all military trade with Israel, all dual-use trade with Israel and the use of Irish airspace for transporting weapons to the Israeli army.
  • A petition was started asking ministers to legislate so that Isreali warplanes cannot fly through Irish airspace.
• 2025-01-20
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  DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS Foreign Affairs

  • Sending of Dóchas Election Manifesto, requests to distribute amon political party members and inclusion of policies in party manifestos and the programme for government
• 2025-01-20
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  Trócaire 2 returns Foreign Affairs

  • Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory
  • Situation in Sudan and responding to humanitarian emergencies
• 2025-01-20
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  ActionAid Ireland Foreign Affairs

  • Contacted party leaders and relevant spokespeople for Fine Gael, Fianna Fail, Social Democrats and Labour about the 4 key considerations for Programme for government.
• 2025-01-20
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  St Patrick's Mental Health Services Foreign Affairs

  • A letter to political party leaders from the CEO was sent in November calling for a commitment to campaign to bring an end to the atrocities and human rights violations being perpetrated within Gaza in particular in relation to children's rights and protection of healthcare.
• 2025-01-20
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  Comhlámh Foreign Affairs

  • Comhlám's Justice for Palestine group emailed TDs requesting support for the Occupied Territories Bill
• 2025-01-20
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  Save the Children UK 2 returns Foreign Affairs

  • Taoiseach speaks at UNGA side event on the impact of conflict on children in Gaza
  • Thank you letter to the Taoiseach for speaking at UNGA side event
• 2025-01-17
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  Irish Congress of Trade Unions Foreign Affairs

  • Pass the Occupied Territories Bill
• 2025-01-16
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  Sightsavers Ireland Foreign Affairs

  • Retention of ODA funding, increase for funding for disability inclusive development
• 2025-01-01
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  Concern Worldwide Foreign Affairs

  • Humanitarian Situation in Sudan
• 2024-11-21
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  UNICEF Ireland Foreign Affairs

  • Reflect Ireland’s global leadership by increasing Official Development Assistance (ODA), Take decisive climate action to secure children’s futures.
• 2021-09-15
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  Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 92–59