Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Noonan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sinéad Gibney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patricia Stephenson (Senator), Seanad; Anne Rabbitte (Senator), Seanad; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Aubrey McCarthy (Senator), Seanad; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: DPOs attending the event, at which the IRCs work and goals in the area of migration and housing support were discussed.
Methods: Email
Details by Method
Email
Email invite to DPOs.
Politician(s) lobbied: Tom Brabazon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paula Butterly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robbie Gallagher (Senator), Seanad; Garret Kelleher (Senator), Seanad; Anne Rabbitte (Senator), Seanad; Lynn Ruane (Senator), Seanad; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (An Tánaiste), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoghan Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patricia Stephenson (Senator), Seanad; Malcolm Noonan (Senator), Seanad; Rónán Mullen (Senator), Seanad; Laura Harmon (Senator), Seanad; Robert Troy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sinéad Gibney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Support for the position that the ARP should be extended in line with the extension of the Temporary Protection Directive and that current rate of 600EUR per month should be maintained
Methods: Email
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Email
Email to DPOs attaching position paper and letter.
Politician(s) lobbied: Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To offer information about IHL and position Irish Red Cross as a source of information.To provide views on the Prohibition of Automonous Weapons Systems Bill proposed by Senator Higgins
Methods: MeetingEmail
Politician(s) lobbied: Declan Smyth (Legal Adviser), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: Obtaining information in relation to the appointment of a new Chair to the IHL Committee
Methods: Email
Politician(s) lobbied: Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Ken O'Flynn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathy Bennett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pat Buckley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shay Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel McCarthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Ó Fearghaíl (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Garret Ahearn (Senator), Seanad; Fiona O'Loughlin (Senator), Seanad; Joe O'Reilly (Senator), Seanad; Patricia Stephenson (Senator), Seanad; Paula Butterly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eamon Scanlon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruairí Ó Murchú (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Chris Andrews (Senator), Seanad; Eileen Lynch (Senator), Seanad; Rónán Mullen (Senator), Seanad; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tom Brabazon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maeve O'Connell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ryan O'Meara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Brian Stanley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gerard Craughwell (Senator), Seanad; Robbie Gallagher (Senator), Seanad; Seán Kyne (Senator), Seanad; Lynn Ruane (Senator), Seanad; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Hayes (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruth Coppinger (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Naoise O'Cearúil (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aengus Ó Snodaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joanna Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Attendance at the event; furthering IRC's position in this area as an interlocutor.
Methods: Email
Details by Method
Email
Email to DPOs inviting them.
Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Brophy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tom Brabazon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paula Butterly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robbie Gallagher (Senator), Seanad; Garret Kelleher (Senator), Seanad; Michael McDowell (Senator), Seanad; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Lynn Ruane (Senator), Seanad; Simon Harris (An Tánaiste), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoghan Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rory Hearne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (Senator), Seanad; Malcolm Noonan (Senator), Seanad; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patricia Stephenson (Senator), Seanad; Aubrey McCarthy (Senator), Seanad; Rónán Mullen (Senator), Seanad; Laura Harmon (Senator), Seanad; Robert Troy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Wall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: The extension of the ARP and the opportunity to discuss further with the DPOs contacted
Methods: Email
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Email
Email engagements with DPOs around IRC's position on ARP extension
Politician(s) lobbied: Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tom Brabazon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paula Butterly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Albert Dolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciarán Ahern (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jen Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aidan Farrelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Liam Quaide (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruth Coppinger (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peadar Tóibín (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Geoghegan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patricia Stephenson (Senator), Seanad; Aubrey McCarthy (Senator), Seanad; Laura Harmon (Senator), Seanad; Rónán Mullen (Senator), Seanad; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Robbie Gallagher (Senator), Seanad; Garret Kelleher (Senator), Seanad; Michael McDowell (Senator), Seanad; Lynn Ruane (Senator), Seanad; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Nikki Bradley (Senator), Seanad; Frances Black (Senator), Seanad; Malcolm Noonan (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Putting forward IRC's position on / analysis of the Bill and seeking further engagement to discuss
Methods: EmailMeeting
Details by Method
Email
Emails seeking a meeting to discuss the Bill and its amendments, including amendments suggested by IRC
Meeting
Met with the following in relation to bill (separate meetings):- Deputy Gannon - Office of Senator Stephenson.- Senator McCarthy- Senator Noonan
Politician(s) lobbied: Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael McDowell (Senator), Seanad; Lynn Ruane (Senator), Seanad; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (An Tánaiste), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robbie Gallagher (Senator), Seanad; Garret Kelleher (Senator), Seanad; Anne Rabbitte (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paula Butterly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Brophy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Ensure Parliamentarians were aware of and briefed on IRCs position regarding family reunification
Methods: EmailMeeting
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Email
Emails sent to, and email exchanges with, a number of DPOs on the proposed changes to the family reunification policy. Emails included IRC's position paper on family reunification and offered further engagement with DPOs if interested
Meeting
Meeting with Deputy Rabbitte on family reunification, and informal meeting with Deputy Bacik in Leinster House
Politician(s) lobbied: Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Publicise results of survey among Parliamentarians and the IRC's policy recommendations arising therefrom.
Methods: EmailMeeting
Details by Method
Email
Follow up emails with various Parliamentarians around the presentation. Some communications here also included supporting documents on policy issues relevant to BOTPs like ARP or family reunification
Meeting
Met with Deputy Gannon as he helped with the booking of the AV room
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: The asking of a PQ
Methods: Email
