ActionAid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation ActionAid Ireland

Date published 10 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details A letter and email sent to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth commending the government on the White Paper on Direct Provision and asking the government to adopt the recommendation of the Catherine Day Advisory Group to give permission for the right to remain to those people already two, or more, years in the system.

Intended results For the government to adopt the recommendation of the Catherine Day Advisory Group to give permission for the right to remain to those people already two, or more, years in the Direct Provision system.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhan McGee, CEO ActionAid Ireland

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 (1)

Email and letter sent to Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Roderic O'Gorman commending the government on the White Paper on Direct Provision and asking the government to adopt the recommendation of the Catherine Day Advisory Group to give permission for the right to remain to those people already two, or more, years in the system.

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.

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)