Crosscare (Crosscare)

Lobbying Organisation Crosscare

Date published 20 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Access to social welfare and issues with the Habitual Residence Condition for Irish emigrants returning home

Intended results Change in practice in the administration of social protection payments so that returning Irish emigrants are able to access their entitlements

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Danielle McLaughlin, Policy 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.

Letter (1)

Letter detailing the substance of our report 'One hundred thousand welcomes?' on the issues returning Irish emigrants face with accessing social protections payments, in particular due to the implementation of the Habitual Residence Condition

Submission (1)

Resarch report 'One hundred thousand welcomes?'

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.

Regina Doherty Minister (Department of Social Protection)

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

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Curran TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Billy Lawless Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jan O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maureen O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Daly Senator (Seanad)