Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

Date published 19 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Regularisation of undocumented children, young people and workers

Intended results Commitment to regularisation in manifesto and/or programme for government

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Neil Bruton

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Joe O'Brien (Currently employed as a DPO) TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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 (11-20)

1-2 emails were sent to each of the DPO's below with our proposal around regularisation. A number of follow up mails were sent to those who responded. One of the DPOs (Joe O' Brien TD) was supported to ask a question abut this issue in the Dail.

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.

Roderic O'Gorman TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niall Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Coveney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Heather Humphreys TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Stanton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charles Flanagan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Angela Flanagan Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)

John Carroll Head of Unit (Department of the Taoiseach)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)