Irish Refugee Council

Lobbying Organisation Irish Refugee Council

Date published 20 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Meeting between the Refugee and Migrant Coalition with Frances Fitzgerald TD and David Stanton TD

Intended results Introduction of measures necessary to establish safe and legal channels for people seeking protection in Europe and Ireland. Details of Ireland's response to unaccompanied child asylum seekers and the resettlement and relocation of the agreed 4,000 people to Ireland.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Nick Henderson (Chief Executive Officer)

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting on the 15 November 2016 between Frances Fitzgerald TD and David Stanton TD and the Refugee and Migrant Coalition

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.

Frances Fitzgerald Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

David Stanton Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)