Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Lobbying Organisation Irish Council for Civil Liberties

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 Direct Provision

Intended results A change of policy on holding asylum seekers in Direct Provision centres Request for a response to correspondence sent to the Minister for Justice and Equality on the Direct Provision Centres Asking that parliamentary question be asked on the policy of holding asylum seekers in Direct Provision Centres Call for own door accommodation for asylum seekers in Ireland.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Liam Herrick

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)

Letter to then Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan calling for the closure Direct Provision Centres

Email (1)

Email to Sean Sherlock TD asking that be bring forward a parliamentary question in regards to the government's position on holding asylum seekers in Direct Provision Centres

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.

Charles Flanagan Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)