Irish Council of Churches (Irish Council of Churches)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Council of Churches

Date published 30 Aug, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Right to work for people seeking asylum

Intended results To encourage the Irish Government to implement the EU Directive on Reception Conditions (Council Directive 2013/33/EU) in its response to the Supreme Court decision on 30th May regarding the right to work of people seeking asylum

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Co-Chairs of the Irish Inter-Church Meeting: Bishop John McDowell (Irish Council of Churches) and Bishop Brendan Leahy (Irish Episcopal Conference)

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.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister for Justice dated 4th July outlining the concerns of the member churches of the Irish Inter-Church Meeting

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.

Charles Flanagan Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)