Immigrant Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Immigrant Council of Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Ireland's response to the Migrant and Refugee Crisis - Resettlement of refugees

Intended results Support calls to accept refugees from camps and ensure appropriate supports are in place to receive them

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brian Killoran (CEO) Sr Stanislaus Kennedy (Founder)

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Mass email calling on members to pass the Dáíl motion to accept 200 children from Calais and increase overall support for European migrant crisis by meeting Government set targets

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (2-5)

Letters to appropriate Ministers to welcome acceptance of child refugees from Calais and Greek camps. Letter from Sr Stanislaus Kennedy to Taoiseach – urging him to pass the Dáil motion to accept 200 children from the Calais refugee camp and calling for a humanitarian response to the European migrant crisis more generally

Email (1)

Briefing email to special adviser Jerry O'Connor regarding the acceptance of children from Calais

Meeting (1)

Briefing meeting with Minister Katherine Zappone prior to Dáil debate on motion to take 200 children from Calais refugee camp.

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.

Katherine Zappone Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Frances Fitzgerald Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

Enda Kenny Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Jerry O'Connor Special Adviser (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)