Nasc Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Nasc Ireland

Date published 24 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Delays in international protection cases & implementing Day Report recommendations

Intended results Implement the Day Report recommendation to introduce a case processing scheme to grant permission to remain to people in the international protection system for 2 years or more.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fiona Hurley

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.

Social Media (2-5)

Social media posts directed towards Minister McEntee highlighting the number of people & length of time waiting for a first instance decision on their international protection application.

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)