Safe Home Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Safe Home Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Webinar on barriers, obstacles and opportunities for returning emigrants

Intended results Raise profile and come up with solutions Document report for submission to DFA and independent Consultants , Indecon to come up with solutions to documented challenges/barriers for returning emigrants.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Karen Mc Hugh

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 (100+)

Webinar was held in Connacht Hotel, Galway on 7 October 2017 - public webinar and email to inform general public to tune in live

Virtual Meeting (1)

Webinar was held in Connacht Hotel, Galway on 7 October 2017. Minister Ciaran Cannon, Senators Trevor O Clochartaigh and Senator Lawless spoke about issues affecting returning emigrants and opportunities/solutions for smoother return home.

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.

Ciarán Cannon Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)