Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

Date published 19 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Nigerian and Ghanaian nurses on Critical Skills Employment Permits experiencing significant delays with the Family Reunification Process

Intended results To expediate the processing of family reunification visas for Nigerian and Ghanaian nurses working in Ireland under critical skills employment permits who are experiencing significant delays.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ms Phil Ní Sheaghdha, INMO General Secretary

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 to Mr. Simon Coveney T.D. dated 21st July 2022. This letter was subsequently forwarded from Minister Coveney's office to the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, for response. Response from the private secretary to the Minister for Justice dated 10 August 2022.

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.

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)