Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

Date published 19 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Family Reunion Policy

Intended results The immediate right to family reunion for all legally resident migrants in full time employment. Improvements to the Family Reunion application process.

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 (1)

Meeting with Sinead Gibney and Roderic O' Gorman

Email (2-5)

Emails to DOJ policy team including Andrew Munro about this topic + emails to other listed DPOs

Social Media (2-5)

Social media calling on Ministers O Callaghan and Brophy to publish review of Family Reunion Policy

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.

Sinéad Gibney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Andrew Munro Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)

Roderic O'Gorman TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim O'Callaghan Minister (Department of Justice)

Colm Brophy Minister of State (Department of Justice)