Irish Red Cross

Lobbying Organisation Irish Red Cross

Date published 21 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Held a presentation in Leinster House on the experiences of Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection in Ireland

Intended results Publicise results of survey among Parliamentarians and the IRC's policy recommendations arising therefrom.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Polly Edge-O'Neill

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Correspondence around this event was mainly by email to all Oireachtas members

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (100+)

Follow up emails with various Parliamentarians around the presentation. Some communications here also included supporting documents on policy issues relevant to BOTPs like ARP or family reunification

Meeting (2-5)

Met with Deputy Gannon as he helped with the booking of the AV room

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.

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)