Mercy International Association

Lobbying Organisation Mercy International Association

Date published 17 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details MEETING WITH GRSI (Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative) ON COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP IN RELATION TO MIGRATION

Intended results An opportunity to meet government and community/civil society organisations to seek support for community initiatives and to outline their perspectives and the position of the state.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Denise Boyle

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.

Meeting (1)

Westin Hotel Dublin. Meeting organised by Amnesty Ireland to bring NGOs and community/civil society organisations together to meet the GRSI leadership team to discuss community sponsorship in respect of migration programme.

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.

David Stanton Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)