Crosscare (Crosscare)

Lobbying Organisation Crosscare

Date published 17 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Access to social welfare and issues with the Habitual Residence Condition for Irish emigrants returning home

Intended results Change in practice in the administration of social protection payments so that returning Irish emigrants are able to access their entitlements

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Danielle McLaughlin, Policy Officer

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 (1)

Email to Senator Billy Lawless to enquire if he is attending meeting of the Joint Committee on foreign affairs on 29th November 2018

Email (1)

31st October: Email sent to the Office of the Ombudsman to request meeting to discuss report sent to his office in June and to discuss upcoming report.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister for Diaspora and International Development, Ciaran Cannon, to discuss access to social welfare for returning emigrants and other barriers to return.

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.

Shane Ross Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Billy Lawless Senator (Seanad)

Ciaran Cannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)