Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Introduction of permanent regularisation mechanism for undocumented children and young people in Ireland

Intended results Securing agreement and support from the Department of Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth to lead on this issue.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mairéad McDevitt

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.

Conference Call (1)

Meeting with the Minister to discuss our recommendations to introduce a permanent regularisation mechanism for undocumented children and young people in Ireland, for both those born here and born outside Ireland. Meeting was attended by staff from MRCI and young person from campaign group.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Meeting with TD to discuss the situation of undocumented children and young people growing up in Ireland, both born here and born abroad; highlighting the need for a permanent mechanism to be introduced; Meeting was attended by one staff member from MRCI.

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 Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)