Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Regularisation of undocumented people

Intended results Introduction of a broad and inclusive scheme or mechanism to regularise undocumented workers, children and young people

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Neil Bruton

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? to email 2 designated officials in relation to the topic above

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (21-30)

A number of emails sent from MRCI staff to DPOs listed below on the matter of regularisation of undocumented people.

Social Media (2-5)

A number of tweets directed at designated public officials on the matter above

Meeting (1)

Meeting with the Minister for Justice & her advisor to discuss the regularisation of undocumented people

Event / Reception (1)

Direct question to Minister for Children, Disability, Equality & Integration at Children's Rights Alliance AGM re: commitment in programme for government for undocumented people

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.

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Hildegarde Naughton Super Junior Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

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

Niall Collins Minister of State (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denis Naughten TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Carol Baxter Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)

Patrick Cluskey Special Adviser (Department of Justice)