National Union of Journalists

Lobbying Organisation National Union of Journalists

Date published 01 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Urgent appeal by Unitarian Refugee Community Sponsorship Group on behalf of named Afghan journalists seeking protection in Ireland

Intended results Granting of refugee status

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Seamus Dooley

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.

Letter (2-5)

Urgent appeal by Unitarian Refugee Community Sponsorship Group on behalf of named Afghan journalists for a humanitarian waiver.

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.

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)