Uplift

Lobbying Organisation Uplift

Date published 16 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details DPOs were emailed asking them to intervene to prevent the eviction of Ferry Ediagbonya and his wife and five children from a direct provision centre in Meath.

Intended results That Ferry Ediagbonya and his wife and five children would not be evicted from a direct provision centre in Meath where they live.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Patrick Kelleher

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 (2-5)

Emails were sent by Uplift staff member to Roderic O'Gorman, Helen McEntee, Darren O'Rourke and Thomas Byrne.

Social Media (1)

1 Social media post was directed at Roderic O'Gorman calling him to end the evictions of refugees from Direct provision.

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)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Byrne Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)