County Wicklow Public Participation Network

Lobbying Organisation County Wicklow Public Participation Network

Date published 31 Aug, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Submission Towards a National Action Plan Against Racism for Ireland

Intended results To highlight the voices and experience of ethnic minority groups in Co Wicklow as well as providing suggestions to combat racism in Ireland

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Helen Howes

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.

Submission (1)

The submission is based on our Co Wicklow PPN June Plenary consultations, additional responses through our survey, and our Vision for Community Wellbeing Consultations. It also took some of the learnings from the Wicklow Integration Strategy and Recipe for Harmony where they mirrored the more recent conversations. The consultation was based around the questions issued by the Anti Racism Committee Secretariat

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.

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