The Mediators' Institute of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation The Mediators' Institute of Ireland

Date published 17 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details Mediation Support for Ukrainian Community

Intended results The MII would welcome the opportunity to engage with your department to help government and other its agencies to identify mediators who are competent to mediate, design and facilitate mediative, restorative, community, and individual processes and in so doing provide support to those that need it

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Andrea O'Neill

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)

14/02/2023 Letter – (email) - MII Andrea O’Neill to Joe O’Brien, Min of State at Dept. of Children

Email (1)

20/03/2023 Email S Nutty to Dónall Geoghegan Joint Chief of Staff, Office of Green Party Leader re Min O’Brien Letter and seeking meeting with Liz Canavan, Dept Taoiseach to progress

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.

Pauline O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Eoin Wilson Special Adviser (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Dónall Geoghegan Joint Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)