Immigrant Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Immigrant Council of Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Speakers at Immigrant Council of Ireland Migrant Political Empowerment Training Course.

Intended results To speak on the importance of migrant political participation and provide participants on the training course with role models to encourage them to run in local elections.

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Letter sent by email to the below DPOs on 25 Feb requesting them to address the Immigrant Council Migrant Political Empowerment Training Course held May 2021 on the importance of migrant political participation. They spoke at the training as follows: Lord Mayor Chu: Online presence and responses to online hate Cllr Adejinmi: Migrant representation in politics Cllr Adenuga: Communication and media engagement Deputy Mayor Talukdar: Canvassing Cllr Johansson: Local connections - their importance and how to build them

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.

Yemi Adenuga Councillor (Meath County Council)

Hazel Chu Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Madeleine Johansson Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Uruemu Adejinmi Councillor (Longford County Council)

Abul Kalam Azad Talukder Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)