Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

Date published 19 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Labour Party Bill Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018

Intended results A permanent mechanism for undocumented children whether born here or not to regularise their status in Ireland

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mairead McDevitt

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Zoom meeting on March 1st with Ivana Bacik and other stakeholders to discuss Minister's response to the Bill.

Email (1)

One email sent on March 26th ahead of the Seanad Debate at committee stage outlining our concerns regarding the Minister's response to the Labour Party Bill

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.

Ivana Bacik Senator (Seanad)