Irish Refugee Council

Lobbying Organisation Irish Refugee Council

Date published 17 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Email about people seeking asylum not being accommodated

Intended results That people who seek asylum are accommodated

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Nick Henderson

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 (1)

Email sent on 14 September requesting information about what procedure is in place where there is a temporary lack of capacity in the direct provision system and how other reception entitlements (such as the daily expenses allowance payment and medical cards) can be accessed where a person is refused accommodation due to capacity constraints.

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)