Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

Total Lobbying Efforts: 157

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2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice
Intent: A substantial reduction in the fee for the Irish Residence Permit Card
Methods: Social Media
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The fee for an Irish Residence Permit Card in Ireland
2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Treasa Kelly (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: A system whereby all employment permit holders can change employer easily while on their permit, easily secure a route back into a new permit if they lose their job and work without a permit after 2 years
Methods: Meeting
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Protections for workers on Employment Permits
2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice and Equality; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Treasa Kelly (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Niamh Allen (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Jack Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Norma Foley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darragh O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Butler (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paschal Donohoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Heydon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kevin Boxer Moran (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marian Harkin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: The immediate right to family reunion for all legally resident migrants in full time employment. Improvements to the Family Reunion application process.
Methods: Email, Meeting, Phone call, Submission
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Family Reunion Policy
2024-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice and Equality; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Treasa Kelly (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Niamh Allen (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Patrick Cluskey (Special Adviser), Department of Justice; Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: The immediate right to family reunion for all legally resident migrants in full time employment. The right to work for those spouses and dependents joining their family in Ireland.
Methods: Meeting, Email, Social Media
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Family Reunion Policy
2024-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice; David Gilbride (Assistant Secretary), Department of Justice; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Treasa Kelly (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Niamh Allen (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Patrick Cluskey (Special Adviser), Department of Justice; Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: A substantial reduction in the fee for the Irish Residence Permit Card
Methods: Meeting, Email, Social Media
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The fee for an Irish Residence Permit Card in Ireland
2024-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Treasa Kelly (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Niamh Allen (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Patrick Cluskey (Special Adviser), Department of Justice; Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: An ongoing regularisation mechanism for undocumented people
Methods: Meeting, Email
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Regularisation for Undocumented People in Ireland
2024-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Treasa Kelly (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Niamh Allen (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Patrick Cluskey (Special Adviser), Department of Justice; Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: A system whereby all employment permit holders can change employer easily while on their permit, easily secure a route back into a new permit if they lose their job and work without a permit after 2 years
Methods: Email, Meeting
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Protections for workers on Employment Permits
2024-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: A system whereby all employment permit holders can change employer easily while on their permit, easily secure a route back into a new permit if they lose their job and work without a permit after 2 years
Methods: Email, Meeting, Social Media
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MethodDescription
Protections for workers on Employment Permits
2024-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice; David Gilbride (Assistant Secretary), Department of Justice; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: A substantial reduction in the fee for the Irish Residence Permit Card
Methods: Meeting, Email
Details & Methods:
MethodDescription
The fee for an Irish Residence Permit Card in Ireland
2024-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: An ongoing regularisation mechanism for undocumented people
Methods: Meeting
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MethodDescription
Regularisation for Undocumented People in Ireland