Galway Traveller Movement

Lobbying Organisation Galway Traveller Movement

Date published 17 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Ethnic recognition of the Traveller Community

Intended results Ethnic recognition for Travellers

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jacinta Faye, Maedhbh, Moroney, Patsy Sweeney, Margaret O Riada, Dave Donovan and Bridget Kelly.

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 support ethnic recognition for Travellers

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (6-10)

Met with TD'S and Ministers re Traveller ethninicity

Event / Reception (2-5)

Held 3 street events asking the public to sign letters to local TD's supporting Traveller etnicity

Event / Reception (1)

Set up table at National Traveller and Roma Strategy in Athlone asking people to sign petitions for Traveller Ethnicity and made a direct approach to Minister Stanton and Dep of Justice officials on the day

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.

Seán Canney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ciaran Cannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Kyne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Stanton Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)