Immigrant Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Immigrant Council of Ireland

Date published 20 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Participation at Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission consultation for its Organisational Review Project which is being conducted by independent consultants.

Intended results Share the experiences of the Anti-Racism Support Service clients on interacting with GSOC, reinforcing the need of clear communication in the reporting process and more interaction between GSOC and CSOs

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Valeria Aquino, Integration Officer on behalf of 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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Received email invitation (24 June 2022) from Aileen Healy to participate on the consultation panel along with other civil society organisations. Consultation tookplace online on 27 July 2022.

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.

Aileen Healy Director of Administration (The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission)