Social Justice Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Social Justice Ireland

Date published 17 Jul, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Colette Bennett met with Carol Baxter, Assistant Secretary for Asylum Services, Integration and Equality yesterday as part of the C&V Pillar to discuss equality issues; public sector duty; implementation of cross-departmental strategies; and rights of refugees. She followed up an email to Carol re data gaps for equality and SDG indicators.

Intended results As above

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Colette Bennett

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)

Colette Bennett met with Carol Baxter, Assistant Secretary for Asylum Services, Integration and Equality yesterday as part of the C&V Pillar to discuss equality issues; public sector duty; implementation of cross-departmental strategies; and rights of refugees. She followed up an email to Carol re data gaps for equality and SDG indicators.

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.

Carol Baxter Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)