Oxfam Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Oxfam Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details A letter accompanying a policy report and briefing on family reunification for refugees titled "Dear Family: How European Migration Policies are Keeping Families Apart."

Intended results Inform and influence government policy on family reunification mechanisms for forcibly displaced people.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jim Clarken

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.

Letter (1)

The correspondence aimed at seeking a solution for displaced peoples and highlights the obstacles faced by refugee families seeking to reunify in Ireland.

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.

Charlie Flanagan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Fiona O'Loughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

John Dolan Senator (Seanad)

Grace O'Sullivan Senator (Seanad)

Colm Brophy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Clare Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mick Wallace TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee Senator (Seanad)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Niall Ó Donnghaile Senator (Seanad)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)