Immigrant Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Immigrant Council of Ireland

Date published 18 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Seeking improvements to the immigration system- clarity of on processes & fairer responses

Intended results Need for immigration reform: including stronger and fairer legislative footing and independent appeals mechanisms

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brian Killoran, CEO

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Sec Gen of DJE Aidan O'Driscoll including discussion on need for immigration reform: including stronger and fairer legislative footing and independent appeals mechanisms

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.

Aidan O'Driscoll Secretary General (Department of Justice and Equality)