Uplift

Lobbying Organisation Uplift

Date published 25 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Meeting with Dept of Justice officials and Irish Red Cross to discuss plans to bring programme refugees to Ireland. Purpose was to communicate Uplift member views about the integration process and to discuss the Pledge A Bed scheme initiated by Uplift whereby 16,000 beds were pledged by people across Ireland

Intended results To secure agreement on process of following up on pledges made and to communicate Uplift member views about the need to prioritise integration and community responses

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhan O' Donoghue

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Uplift provided a platform for members of the public to support the call for increasing the number of programme refugees to be allowed to Ireland and provided a platform for members of the public to pledge accommodation to refugees

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Social Media (100+)

Uplift initiated a petition targeting the Minister for Justice and Equality. This was communicated widely through social media channels

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.

(Vacant) Secretary General (Department of Justice and Equality)