Immigrant Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Immigrant Council of Ireland

Date published 17 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Improving response to victims of trafficking, especially for the purposes of sexual exploitation

Intended results Improved State response to victims of trafficking incl in particular gender sensitive accommodation & better identification procedures

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brian Killoran, CEO

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Senator Ivana Bacik launched Immigrant Council of Ireland's new EU AMIF funded programme to develop and deliver gender specific legal assistance and support to female third country national victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation in EU Member States in order to contribute towards their integration.

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.

Ivana Bacik Senator (Seanad)