Immigrant Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Immigrant Council of Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Virtual meeting with Frances Fitzgerald MEP re legal gaps affecting stateless people in Ireland. Advising on the Immigrant Council analysis on the legal needs of stateless persons in Ireland and seeking her support in addressing the issue.

Intended results Seeking Fianna Fail support and advice on raising issue with current Irish Government to lead to improved protection of the rights of stateless individuals and fulfillment of obligation to reduce statelessness.

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.

Email (1)

Meeting request sent by email on 25 March 2021 to request a meeting to discuss a joint approach in progressing the recommendations of the European Network on Statelessness in addressing the many legal gaps affecting stateless people in Ireland, namely the absence of a definition of a stateless person in Irish law and the lack of an established Statelessness Determination Procedure with the Irish Government. Meeting took place via Zoom on 20 April 2021.

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.

Frances Fitzgerald MEP (European Parliament)