Immigrant Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Immigrant Council of Ireland

Date published 20 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Ireland’s response to supporting Ukrainian nationals who have arrived in Ireland since February 2022

Intended results Invitation to Minster O’Gorman to address Ukraine Civil Society Forum and take questions from member organisations regarding his department’s activities in support of Ukrainians.

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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Phone call (1)

Invitation to Minster O’Gorman to address Ukraine Civil Society Forum and take questions from member organisations regarding his department’s activities in support of Ukrainians. Invitation was issued by phonecall to Minster's advisor Tom Sheppard on 7 June 2022.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Minister attended online meeting of Ukraine Civil Society Forum on 12 July 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.

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)