Oxfam Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Oxfam Ireland

Date published 20 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Dissemination of Oxfam 'Nowhere But Out' report, which details the situation experience by migrants and asylum seekers on the French-Italian border

Intended results To disseminate the report and ask Ireland to ensure that responsibility for refugees is shared more equally across Europe. This includes through expanding opportunities for refugee family in Ireland.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Róisín Hinds

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 (6-10)

The report finds that unaccompanied children are being illegally sent back to Italy by French border police, in some cases after experiencing abuse and being detained without food or water. The report also finds the Italian reception system is significantly over capacity, struggling to handle all asylum applications.

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.

Lynn Boylan MEP (European Parliament)

Brian Hayes MEP (European Parliament)

Marian Harkin MEP (European Parliament)

Mairead McGuinness MEP (European Parliament)

Liadh Ní Riada MEP (European Parliament)

Nessa Childers MEP (European Parliament)