Immigrant Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Immigrant Council of Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Lobbying relating to the implementation of the National Migrant Integration Strategy

Intended results Development and implementation of Local Authority-led integration strategies to aid implementation of the National Migrant Integration Strategy. Additional focus on anti-racism approaches incl national strategy & hate crime legislation.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brian Killoran, CEO

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.

Meeting (2-5)

We met with Minister David Stanton, TD, to discuss the need for localised integration strategies to ensure the effective implementation of the National Migrant Integration Strategy, among other immigration-related issues. Pro-active efforts to tackle racism must underpin integration plans. Following on from the Fianna Fail Ard Fheis we met with Deputy Darragh O'Brien, TD, to highlight the work we are doing with Fingal County Council on their local integration strategy which is in his constituency.

Event / Reception (2-5)

We attended the Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein ardfheiseanna and discussed the need for resourced localised integration strategies to ensure effective implementation of the National Migrant Integration Strategy. Pro-active efforts to tackle racism must underpin integration plans. We discussed this with Fiona O'Loughlin, TD, Darragh O'Brien, TD, Anne Rabbitte, TD, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, TD, Pearse Doherty, TD, and Denise Mitchell, TD

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.

Fiona O'Loughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darragh O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denise Mitchell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Stanton Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)