Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre

Lobbying Organisation Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre

Date published 20 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Hate Crime Hate Speech legislation

Intended results Effective legislation for Travellers & Roma

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Martin Collins

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Call by Coalition Against Hate Crime (CAHC) Call For the prioritisation of hate crime legislation, call for progression at the Seanad, understand timeframe for legislation as part of the Coalition Against Hate Crime

Informal communication (2-5)

Conversations with Seantors

Email (6-10)

correspondence with TDs

Event / Reception (1)

Press conference and briefing

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.

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

Barry Ward Senator (Seanad)

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eileen Flynn Senator (Seanad)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fintan Warfield Senator (Seanad)