Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details In November 2019, during a country visit by the JRS International Director and JRS Europe Regional Director, a meeting was convened with Department of Justice officials.

Intended results The result desired was to inform national asylum and immigration policy with the international experiences of the Jesuit Refugee Service.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eugene Quinn; David Moriarty

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)

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.

Carol Baxter Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)

David Costello Commissioner (Department of Justice and Equality)