Immigrant Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Immigrant Council of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Letter by email to Oonagh Buckley concerning the issues presenting for Immigrant Council clients originally from Afghanistan and their concerns for family members there

Intended results Seeking prioritization of family reunification applications already lodged for Afghan nationals on foot of the deteriorating situation there

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.

Letter (1)

Letter by email to Oonagh Buckley sent by Immigrant Council on 16 August 2021 regarding general situation for Afghan families and what response, if any, Department of Justice would be taking.

Phone call (2-5)

The above resulted in a phonecall from David Gilbride to Immigrant Council Managing Solicitor to discuss generally the information needs of Afghan service users dealing with family reunification applications. It also resulted in a phonecall from David Gilbride to Immigrant Council CEO regarding information concerning the response of the Dept of Justice to Immigrant Council request to prioritise family reunification applications.

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.

Oonagh Buckley Deputy Secretary General (Department of Justice)

David Gilbride Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)