UNICEF Ireland

Lobbying Organisation UNICEF Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2016

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016

Specific Details Sent letter on behalf of two teenage girls requesting to meet with the Minister with responsibilities for Direct Provision

Intended results Meet with Minister Stanton

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Orla Murphy

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.

Letter (1)

Letter initially sent to Minister Fitzgerald, then forwarded to Minister Stanton

Email (2-5)

Follow up emails to Minister Stanton's office to acknowledge receipt, and also with regard to his intervention at the United Nations.

Meeting (1)

Minahil Sarfraz and Natasha Maimba met with the Minister to discuss their time in Direct Provision and the improvements they wished to see. They were accompanied by Orla Murphy, Advocacy Officer, UNICEF Ireland.

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.

David Stanton Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)