Rehab Group

Lobbying Organisation Rehab Group

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details The provision of a support service for people exiting direct provision in Ireland

Intended results To demonstrate Rehab's work in developing a pilot programme for the integration of people exiting direct provision and influence government policy to provide funding for similar programmes in future

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Cliodhna O'Neill, Director of Public Affairs, Rehab

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Submission (2-5)

Letters outlining Rehab's proposed scheme were sent to the Minister for State to seek a meeting. Rehab's pilot scheme proposal summary was sent with this and a follow up letter was sent to be disseminated to the Taskforce established by Government to assist with transition of persons from Direct Provision

Meeting (1)

A meeting was held with the Minister of State to outline Rehab's pilot scheme and to inform the Minister of progress to date of those people utilising the scheme. The Minister was asked to conisder allocating funding for the delivery of integration programmes in future.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Minister of State (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)