Immigrant Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Immigrant Council of Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Supporting the delivery of effective migrant integration policies

Intended results Local migrant integration strategies for all LAs; Wider political understanding of what effective migrant integration looks like

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Invitation to attend the Immigrant Council of Ireland's national Integration and Inclusion Conference on 6 November

Email All Local Authority Members Invitation to attend conference in Athlone: Developing and Implementing Local Migrant Integration Strategies, 24 September

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (1)

An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar invited to attend and address Integration and Inclusion Conference, 6 November (accepted).

Event / Reception (1)

Invitation to DJE Assistant Secretary, Carol Baxter, Head of Asylum Services, Integration and Equality, to attend & address conference with local authorities: Developing and Implementing Local Migrant Integration Strategies, 24 September (accepted)

Event / Reception (1)

Evening reception following Integration and Inclusion Conference (6 November) with Minister for Equality, Immigration & Integration, David Stanton, DJE Deputy Secretary Oonagh Buckley & DJE Assistant Secretary, Carol Baxter, Head of Asylum Services, Integration and Equality. Discussion with guests Demetrios G Papademetriou, Distinguished Transatlantic Fellow at the Migration Policy Institute and convener of the Transatlantic Council on Migration; Pedro Calado, High Commissioner for Migration, Portugal and Margie McHugh, Director of Migration Policy Institute's National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy on the theme of international best practice on the integration of refugees and migrants.

Letter (2-5)

Follow up letters after Integration and Inclusion Conference to An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar; Minister David Stanton & Oonagh Buckley thanking for their time in relation to the Integration and Inclusion Conference and offering to meet again to discuss the key issues, themes, challenges and solutions raised.

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.

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Carol Baxter Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)

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

Oonagh Buckley Deputy Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)