Irish Refugee Council

Lobbying Organisation Irish Refugee Council

Date published 19 Sep, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016

Specific Details This meeting was at the request of Fianna Fáil as Fiona McLoughlin TD was new in post. Discussed priorities for the IRC including: Direct Provision (DP), transitioning from DP, resettlement and relocation and safe and legal access for people in need of protection. Plus outlined concerns about the International Protection Act 2015.

Intended results To enable them to have a better understanding of the issues relating to asylum seekers and refugees from the IRC perspective and where Finna Fáil might be able to support some of those issues

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sue Conlan, CEO and Rory O'Neil, Housing & Employment 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.

Meeting (1)

This meeting was at the request of Fianna Fáil as Fiona McLoughlin TD was new in post. Discussed priorities for the IRC including: Direct Provision (DP), transitioning from DP, resettlement and relocation and safe and legal access for people in need of protection. Plus outlined concerns about the International Protection Act 2015.

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.

Fiona O'Loughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)