Helping Irish Hosts CLG

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Unknown

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Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Unknown

Methods: Unknown

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Unknown

Methods: Unknown

Politician(s) lobbied: Conor Rowley (Assistant Secretary), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Elizabeth Canavan (Assistant Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach

Intent: To outline HIH’s case for direct service delivery engagement with DCEDIY; to clarify the rationale behind the non-renewal of the SLA; and to ensure the Department had a clear understanding of HIH’s position in response to any misrepresentation or misunderstanding of the circumstances, including those that may have arisen from communications by the Irish Red Cross.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Conor Rowley (Assistant Secretary), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Colm Brophy (Minister of State), Department of Justice; Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice

Intent: Accommodation Recognition Payment (ARP) extension

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Conor Rowley (Assistant Secretary), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Intent: Programme For Government Submission: Recommendations to Sustain Ireland’s Refugee Hosting ModelSummary of Recommendations:Extend ARP to March 2026 with a responsible transition strategy.Expand ARP eligibility to other refugee cohorts.Tie ARP participation to oversight through official matching programmes.Address independent hosting risks with safety nets and structured support.Develop transitional housing schemes for long-term stability.

Methods: Submission

Politician(s) lobbied: Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fiona O'Loughlin (Senator), Seanad; Róisín Garvey (Senator), Seanad; Kathleen Funchion (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patrick Costello (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Brady (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Creed (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Griffin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Erin McGreehan (Senator), Seanad; Ned O'Sullivan (Senator), Seanad; Lynn Ruane (Senator), Seanad

Intent: Factual info for party leaders and spokespersons on ARP and Hosting

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Conor Rowley (Assistant Secretary), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Social Protection; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice

Intent: Make recommendations:Establish legal pathways for BOTPs.Support guest transitions beyond initial hosting.Renew and review the ARP, integrating it with pledge programmes.Extend ARP to all refugees and pilot support for refugees in Direct Provision.Improve Community Sponsorship using hosting insights.Fund a 6-month HIH pilot for independent matches.Involve HIH, hosts, and guests in policy development.Allocate annual funding for Host Support.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: David Stanton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: - To outline the current landscape around hosting- To present recommendations from Helping Irish Hosts- To discuss existing challenges within hosting and the ARP scheme-

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Elizabeth Canavan (Assistant Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach

Intent: - To highlight the current hosting landscape and evolving trends- To provide rationale for a review of the ARP (Accommodation Recognition Payment) scheme

Methods: Phone call