Oxfam Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Oxfam Ireland

Date published 19 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details EU migration and asylum policy.Human rights at the borders of the EU, pushbacks.

Intended results Discussion about the senator's work in the Council of Europe, details of Oxfam's work and discussions of avenues for advocacy and identify overlapping goals.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Aideen elliott

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.

Email (2-5)

Arranging meeting. sent report by Oxfam partner Greek Council for Refugees on pushbacks and criminalisation.

Meeting (1)

Met in Oireachtas. Discussed migration and human rights.

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.

Paul Gavan Senator (Seanad)