Irish Refugee Council

Lobbying Organisation Irish Refugee Council

Date published 19 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Request to meet re age assessments and homelessness

Intended results Asking to meet re age assements of unacompanied minors and homelessness of IP applicants. Meeting to inform DPO re current policies and practice in age assessments and homelessness.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Alan O'Leary

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.

Email (1)

Request to meet re age assessments and homelessness . Attached a briefing on IP homelessness.

Meeting (1)

Met re age assessments and homelessness. Informed DPO of current practice, legisaltion, polices and concerns related to both.

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.

James Geoghegan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)