Immigrant Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Immigrant Council of Ireland

Date published 20 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Meeting sought with Cllr O'Leary

Intended results To inform Cllr O'Leary about services available for migrants and support from Local Authorities. Raised awareness about the SALAAM project in DLR CoCo.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Liliana Fernandez, Integration & Training Officer

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)

Invitation by email to Cllr O'Leary to meet to discuss initiatives that encourage migrant political participation and to brief him on the Sustainable Alliance Against Anti-Muslim Hatred (SALAAM) project which the Immigrant Council of Ireland is a partner on.

Meeting (1)

Meeting took place on 2 July 2022. Discussed further ideas to engage with the migrant community in Dundrum, Dublin 16. Discussed the SALAAM project in which we have involved 7 local authorities in the 4 participating cities. Sought support in case we didn’t receive positive feedback from Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council.

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.

Jim O'Leary Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)