Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Family Reunion Policy

Intended results The immediate right to family reunion for all legally resident migrants in full time employment. Improvements to the Family Reunion application process.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dave Gibney

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? We asked supporters of this campaign to attend a rally outside Leinster House on 20th November

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members We emailed all TDs and Senators about this issue, first to share our briefing and ask for their support and secondly asking them to attend the rally at Leinster House

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Email to Ministers Jim O Callaghan and Colm Brophy seeking publicartion of review of this policy

Social Media (1)

Social media calling on Ministers O Callaghan and Brophy to publish review of Family Reunion Policy

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.

Jim O'Callaghan Minister (Department of Justice)

Colm Brophy Minister of State (Department of Justice)