Crosscare (Crosscare)

Lobbying Organisation Crosscare

Date published 21 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Contacted a number of Senators to meet to discuss the findings of Crosscare's 'Home for Good' research which gathered the views of 400 recently returned Irish emigrants.

Intended results To meet relevant senators to highlight the issues raised in the research and to get support for the implementation of reccommendations with a particular focus on social protection, education, immigration and housing issues.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Danielle McLoughlin, Crosscare Migrant Project

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)

1 letter and 2 emails and a meeting with Senator Billy Lawless in May and July 2017

Letter (1)

1 letter to Joan Freeman in May 2017

Letter (1)

1 letter and 2 emails to Senator Trevor O' Clochartaigh in May and June 2017

Letter (1)

1 letter to Senator Mark Daly in June 2017

Letter (1)

1 letter to Senator Ivana Bacik in June 2017

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.

Billy Lawless Senator (Seanad)

Joan Freeman Senator (Seanad)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh Senator (Seanad)

Mark Daly Senator (Seanad)

Ivana Bacik Senator (Seanad)