Immigrant Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Immigrant Council of Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2026 to 30 Apr, 2026

Specific Details UCSF position paper concerning post Temporary Protection status for benificaries of Temporary Protection

Intended results Making recommendations concerning post-TP status and position of the UCSF as regards same.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brian Killoran

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)

Follow up meetings held with Deputy Roderic O’Gorman (11.03.2026), Deputy Matt Carthy (12.03.2026) and Assistant Secretary, Social Policy and Public Service Reform, Department of the Taoiseach Elizabeth Canavan (23.03.2026)

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)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Carthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Roderic O'Gorman TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Elizabeth Canavan Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)