Raphoe Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Group (Raphoe JPIC)

Lobbying Organisation Raphoe Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Group (Raphoe JPIC)

Date published 12 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details Refugee Crisis, Assist potential refugee families coming to Ireland to settle in Co Donegal,

Intended results Coordinated response between statutory bodies and NGO's and Church based organisations working together to assist potential refugee families in Co Donegal

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Martin Collum on behalf of Raphoe Justice and Peace group

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.

Letter (1)

Letter written to Minister Frances Fitzgerald on behalf of Raphoe Justice and Peace group dated Feb 5th 2016. The following 2 questions were written in the letter to the Minister Frances Fitzgerald (1) Do you expect that some refugee families may come to Co Donegal? If so, how many? (2) Would you be willing for our group to work with the Statutory Bodies to assist potential refugee families who might come to Co Donegal?

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.

Frances Fitzgerald Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)