Nasc Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Nasc Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016

Specific Details Implementation of the Working Group on Direct Provision and the protection Process Report

Intended results Implementation of the Working Group on Direct Provision and the protection Process Report

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fiona Finn CEO Nasc

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members All members from both the Sand the Dail who public officials who have expressed an interest and or have spoken publicly on refugee and migration related issues. As it was at the end of the Dail term members in the Cork region were contacted.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister of State David Stanton, Meeting with Minmister Francis Fitzgerals and officials from the Department of Justice and Equality - Nasc, UNHCR reps and other NGOs

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.

David Stanton Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)

Frances Fitzgerald Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

Michael Kirrane Director General (Department of Justice and Equality)

Carol Baxter Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)

Noel Waters Secretary General (Department of Justice and Equality)

Eugene Banks Head of Unit (Department of Justice and Equality)

Brian Merriman Head of Unit (Department of Justice and Equality)