Immigrant Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Immigrant Council of Ireland

Date published 19 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Activity supporting the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act

Intended results The enactment of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brian Killoran (CEO), Catríona Graham (Campaigns and Advocacy)

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Emails to all Oireachtas members urging support for the Seanad and Dail debates of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill and swift enactment

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

A meeting with Sinn Fein Senators Warfield & Ó Clochartaigh calling for their support for the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act during the Seanad debate

Phone call (6-10)

A number of TDs and Senators were called to urge their support for the legislation during Oireactas debates. These included TDs Regina Doherty, Jim O'Callaghan and Thomas Pringle and Senators Frances Black, Ivana Bacik, Martin Conway, Jerry Buttimer, Lorraine Clifford-Lee and Máire Devine

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.

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh Senator (Seanad)

Fintan Warfield Senator (Seanad)

Regina Doherty Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik Senator (Seanad)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Máire Devine Senator (Seanad)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Jerry Buttimer Senator (Seanad)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee Senator (Seanad)