Permits Foundation (Stichting Permits)

Lobbying Organisation Permits Foundation

Date published 19 Apr, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Provision of supporting evidence, requesting meetings while making overall recommendation of direct work access for spouses/partners of Intra Company Transferees. This falls under the responsibility of the Department of Justice but overlaps with the DETE.

Intended results Support for legislative change to enable direct work access for spouses/partners of intra company transferees.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Helen Frew

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)

Messaging the office of Minister Neale Richmond to ask for a meeting to discuss whether he could support our recommendation of work access for spouses/partners of ICTs. (9-15 February 2024)

Email (11-20)

Messaging David Stanton TD, to thank him for raising issue of work access for spouses/partners of ICTs. Subsequent emails providing supporting information. Emails in follow up with Deputy Stanton to ask if any progress likely. Messaging Deputy Stanton and members of his office regarding diary availability for an online meeting. Feb-April

Virtual Meeting (1)

Teams meeting with Deputy Stanton to discuss support for our recommendation of work access for spouses/partners of ICTs. 16 February

Email (2-5)

Email correspondence with DETE Economic Migration Policy Unit requesting a meeting and information around government support for work access for spouses/partners of ICTs (February).

Virtual Meeting (1)

Teams meeting on 21 Feb with Jamie Kennedy Assistant Principal Officer, Economic Migration Policy Unit. We discussed whether there could be governmental support for work access for spouses/partners of ICTs

Email (1)

Email to Minister Helen McEntee and with A. Jones, Department of Justice in CC, providing supporting evidence and recommendation of work access for spouses/partners of ICTs. Requesting a meeting. 11 March.

Email (1)

Email to M Tracey, J. Kennedy DETE and S Hayden DoJ referring to the Permits Foundation's written evidence in support of work access for spouses/partners of ICTs and asking if policy was under consideration. 9 January.

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.

Neale Richmond Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

David Stanton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)