Nasc Ireland

Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice

Intent: Amendments requested to the International Protection Bill 2026 on behalf of the Coalition on the EU Migration Pact

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Aiden Farrelly (Councillor), Kildare County Council; Aisling Dempsey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Charles Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Currie (Senator), Seanad; Grace Boland (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruairí Ó Murchú (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Ó Fearghaíl (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad; Mike Kennelly (Senator), Seanad; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Nikki Bradley (Senator), Seanad; Sharon Keogan (Senator), Seanad; Barry Ward (Senator), Seanad; Eamon Scanlon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Gogarty (Councillor), South Dublin County Council; Paula Butterly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aidan Davitt (Senator), Seanad; Chris Andrews (Senator), Seanad; Eileen Lynch (Senator), Seanad; Fiona O'Loughlin (Senator), Seanad; Rónán Mullen (Senator), Seanad; Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tom Brabazon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (Senator), Seanad; Garret Kelleher (Senator), Seanad; Lynn Ruane (Senator), Seanad; Michael McDowell (Senator), Seanad; Robbie Gallagher (Senator), Seanad

Intent: To request amendments to the International Protection Bill 2026

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Elizabeth Canavan (Assistant Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach; Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Colm Brophy (Minister of State), Department of Justice; Niall Collins (Minister of State), Department of Justice; Conor Rowley (Assistant Secretary), Department of Justice; Andrew Munro (Assistant Secretary), Department of Justice; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (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; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Secure access to a stable residency permission for beneficiaries of temporary protection

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice

Intent: Improved communication between the Minister for Justice and stakeholders with lived experience

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Wrote to Minister to urge a reversal of proposals to impose weekly charges of €15 and €238 for accommodation in IPAS centres.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Jack Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Helen McEntee (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Norma Foley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dara Calleary (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jim O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Higgins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Brophy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marian Harkin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Butler (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Réada Cronin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Gould (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Guirke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Máire Devine (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Wall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; George Lawlor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Hayes (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Liam Quaide (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rory Hearne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sinéad Gibney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aidan Farrelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jen Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruth Coppinger (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peadar Tóibín (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Séamus Healy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Danny Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Lowry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Carol Nolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gillian Toole (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Seek changes to the proposals to amend naturalisation requirements which would restrict access to citizenship for people in receipt of social welfare. Emailed called for reconsideration of these proposals.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Seek changes referenced in the Coalition submission to the proposed legislation, as well as further information sought on unclear aspects of the Bill

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice

Intent: CAHC submission to Department of Justice to provide observations for Post Enactment Report on the Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 to cover Act’s impact in first 12 months, outlining concerns on implementation and enforcement gaps and challenges, and recommendations, including robust implementation, targeted education and awareness, institutional accountability, victim-centred supports, and ongoing partnership between Government, statutory bodies, and civil society.

Methods: Submission

Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Finance; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Verona Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: CAHC email to party leaders and Ceann Comhairle in relation to statements from the Ceann Comhairle, Verona Murphy TD, on the rise in hate, threats, and disinformation targeting members of the Oireachtas, outlining our shared concerns, and calling for the constructive engagement between political representatives and civil society in shaping effective, rights-based responses.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Secure amendments to the International Protection Bill 2025, namely availability of legal aid vs legal counselling; removal of possibility of detention for minors, inclusion of oral hearing for appeals processes.

Methods: EmailVirtual Meeting