Galway Simon Community (Galway Simon Community)

Lobbying Organisation Galway Simon Community

Date published 29 Apr, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Joint letter regarding people seeking international protection in Ireland sent to An Taoiseach by Depaul (Ireland)

Intended results Response from An Taoiseach in relation to people seeking international protection in Ireland.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Karen Golden, CEO Galway Simon Community supported this letter on behalf of Galway Simon and it was sent by DePaul

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 was sent to the Department of An Taoiseach on the 15th March 2024 by DePaul and was supported by Karen Golden, CEO of Galway Simon Community.

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.

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)