Uplift

Lobbying Organisation Uplift

Date published 20 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Emails sent by Uplift members to Frances Fitzgerald calling on her to accept unaccompanied children

Intended results that the Irish gov will allow unaccompanied children come to Ireland for refuge and safety

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhan O' Donoghue

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? To call on Minister Fitzgerald to increase the number of separated children given refuge in Ireland

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (100+)

Email calling on Frances Fitzgerald to urgently increase the number of separated children given refuge in Ireland. Ireland has one of the best systems in Europe for accommodating children who have been left orphaned or alone as a result of war and violence.

Social Media (100+)

Targeting Frances Fitzgerald on twitter to act to accept unaccompanied children

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.

Frances Fitzgerald Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)