Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

Date published 19 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details The fee for an Irish Residence Permit Card in Ireland

Intended results A substantial reduction in the fee for the Irish Residence Permit Card

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Neil Bruton

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.

Meeting (2-5)

We met with several DPOs listed below

Email (6-10)

We wrote to Minister McEntee and her private secretary on this as well as David Gilbride. We wrote several emails requesting and coordinating meetings with DPOs

Social Media (2-5)

One facebook, one instagram and one X post tagging Minister McEntee on this matter

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.

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

David Gilbride Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)

Deirdre Gillane Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Treasa Kelly Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Niamh Allen Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Patrick Cluskey Special Adviser (Department of Justice)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)