Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

Date published 20 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Labour migration and the employment permit system

Intended results An amendment to the employment permit system to allow for in country applications by undocumented migrants in the state.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Edel McGinley

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Campaigners in the Justice for the Undocumented group were instructed to send a postcard to the Minister for Business Enterprise & Innovation in which they outlined their work experience and length of time in the state. It was intended to show the value of the work being done by undocumented migrants currently in Ireland.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

A letter was sent requesting a meeting to discuss our proposal for an amendment to the employment permit system to allow for in country applications by undocumented migrants in the state.

Email (1)

A follow up email was sent to inquire about the request made in the initial letter.

Phone call (1)

A phone call was made to ensure that the email above had been received.

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.

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)