Oxfam Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Oxfam Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Correspondence with MEPs on the situation of refugees and migrants on the Greek Islands

Intended results For MEPs to participate in the Plenary session "Winter plan for asylum seekers" and to call for the immediate transfer of people from the Greek islands to the mainland

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Róisín Hinds

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 (11-20)

To inform MEPs about the situation on the Greek islands; to disseminate Oxfam research in this area; to call on EU Member States to do more to host refugees through relocation and family reunification procedures; and to call for the immediate transfer of at least 6,700 people from the Greek islands to the mainland.

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.

Marian Harkin MEP (European Parliament)

Luke "Ming" Flanagan MEP (European Parliament)

Nessa Childers MEP (European Parliament)

Brian Crowley MEP (European Parliament)

Matt Carthy MEP (European Parliament)

Lynn Boylan MEP (European Parliament)

Mairead McGuinness MEP (European Parliament)

Seán Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Deirdre Clune MEP (European Parliament)

Brian Hayes MEP (European Parliament)

Liadh Ní Riada MEP (European Parliament)