Irish Refugee Council

Politician(s) lobbied: Oonagh McPhillips (Secretary General), Department of Justice; Doncha O’Sullivan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Justice

Intent: Meeting and to the ending of the policy that requires international protection applicants to sleep rough to demonstrate need for accommodation.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Colm Brophy (Minister of State), Department of Justice; David Delaney (Director), Department of Justice; Doncha O’Sullivan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Justice; Richard Dixon (Director), Department of Justice

Intent: Ending of homelessness of international protection applicants. In particular the policy that people must sleep rough to demonstrate eligbility and need for accommodation.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Doncha O’Sullivan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Justice; David Gilbride (Assistant Secretary), Department of Justice

Intent: Halting of voluntary return communications directly to international protection applicants.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice

Intent: Creation of a Humanitarian Admissions Programme for people from Gaza, urgent consideration and prioritisation of protection applications from people from Gaza and flexible facilitation of family reunification for people from Gaza

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice

Intent: That the Minister consider the points made by the Irish Refugee Council about the CJEU decision on homeless protection applicants.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Richard Dixon (Director), Department of Justice

Intent: Prioritisation of applications from people from Gaza.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Colm Brophy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Ending of policy of non accommodation of protection applicants, expanded HIQA inspection mandate, implementation of International Protection Child Payment, better pathways to transition out of IPAS accommodation.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Implementation of the International Protection Child Payment which was committed to in Budget 2024 and Budget 2025.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Kevin McCarthy (Secretary General), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; David Delaney (Assistant Secretary), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Mary Hayes (Director of Services or Equivalent), Dublin City Council

Intent: Requesting that the department of integration, other departments and government agencies, revise their policy to ensure homeless protection applicants are accommodated. In the meantime request and recommendation that the process and policy for accommodation referrals change and improve the infrastructure and support given to people.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice

Intent: Provide people who are street homeless with safe and secure accommodation. We believe that no person in Ireland should be homeless.• In the interim, ensure the financial package of support meets the needs of people who are homeless. A weekly payment of €113.80 is insufficient to live on. Supplementary Welfare Allowance is not sufficient to cover hostels and cannot cover privately sourced accommodation.

Methods: Letter