Alcohol Action Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Alcohol Action Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Raising issues in relation to treatment services for international protection applicants

Intended results Ensure provision of appropriate services for international protection applicants

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eoin Ryan, Sheila Gilheany

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 (2-5)

Raising issues in relation to treatment services for international protection applicants following on from brief meeting at an event.

Event / Reception (1)

Eoin Ryan raised issues in relation to treatment services for international protection applicants at brief meeting at a Children's Rights Alliance event on 10 Oct 2024

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.

Kevin McCarthy Secretary General (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)