Crosscare (Crosscare)

Lobbying Organisation Crosscare

Date published 17 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details For extension of pre-clearance immigration permission for partners of Irish citizens returning to Ireland

Intended results More efficient legislative support for returning emigrants with their partners to settle in Ireland unrestricted

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.

Submission (1)

A submission on 10th December 2018 to the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade and Defence for their next meeting with the Tanaiste on supporting returning Irish emigrants with their non-EEA national partners. Members of Committee: Deputies Seán Barrett, Fine Gael Niall Collins, Fianna Fáil Seán Crowe, Sinn Féin Noel Grealish, Independent Tony McLoughlin, Fine Gael Maureen O'Sullivan, Independent Brendan Smith - Chair, Fianna Fáil Senators Ivana Bacik, Labour Party Mark Daly, Fianna Fáil Billy Lawless, Independent Gabrielle McFadden, Fine Gael

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.

Seán Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niall Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel Grealish TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tony McLoughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Daly Senator (Seanad)

Gabrielle McFadden Senator (Seanad)