Overwatch Report

Doras Luimní

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Hate Speech and Hate Crime

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

Doras Luimní

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Hate Speech and Hate Crime

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} + 3 more

Doras Luimní

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Joint letter with other NGOs on : Implementation of EU Pact on Migration and Asylum; civil society dialogue

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Andrew Munro', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'}

Doras Luimní

January–April

[Justice and Equality] International Protection Child Payment

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Doras Luimní

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Accommodation Recognition Payment

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Willie O'Dea", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice)'}

Doras Luimní

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Civil Society Recommendations for Pact Implementation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Andrew Munro', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'}

Doras Luimní

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Hate Speech and Hate Crime

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

Doras Luimní

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Hate Speech and Hate Crime

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

Doras Luimní

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Providing a coalition submission on the upcoming International Protection Bill 2025

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Andrew Munro', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'}

Doras Luimní

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Organised a coordinated email action where supporters emailed their local TDs requesting changes to the upcoming International Protection Bill 2025 to introduce safeguards proposed by the civil society Coalition on the EU Migration Pact.

Doras Luimní

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Letter with recommendations to government in response to Gaza genocide. Covering humanitarian admissions programme, international protection, and family reunification.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

Doras Luimní

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Met with Minister and officials as part of a delegation from the Ukraine Civil Society Forum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Bruphy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice)'}

Doras Luimní

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Providing a coalition submission on the upcoming International Protection Bill 2025

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Andrew Munro', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'}

Doras Luimní

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Email regarding the closure of IPAS accommodation centre

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Delaney', 'role': 'Director (Department of Justice)'}

Doras Luimní

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Joint Letter raising Urgent Concerns Regarding Persons with Disabilities Living in the Irish International Protection System (Direct Provision)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Colm Bruphy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

Doras Luimní

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Temporary protection policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Conor Rowley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'}

Doras Luimní

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Temporary protection policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Conor Rowley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'}

Doras Luimní

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Email to Minitser Michael Martin outlining concerns regarding conflict in Gaza and advocating for increased humanitariansupports to be provided

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Doras Luimní

January–April

[Community] Letter to Minister of State, Joe O'Brien, calling for supports for communities to welcome people seeking protection, particularly when a new accommodation centre is opening

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Doras Luimní

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Letter regarding the relocation of beneficiaries of temporary protection as accommodation contracts come to an end

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sheenagh Rooney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Doras Luimní

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Co-signed a joint letter regarding safeguarding concerns of children and young people in State provided accommodation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Doras Luimní

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Chris Andrews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 33 more

Doras Luimní

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Letters to IP applicants with status to leave their accommodation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Delaney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Doras Luimní

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Child Safeguarding in State provided accommodation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Doras Luimní

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Eviction notices issued to women and their children living in IPAS accommodation as they begin school

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Doras Luimní

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Annie Hoey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Fintan Warfield', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 2 more

Doras Luimní

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Meeting with Mary Lou McDonald, Sinn Fein leader, on migration policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Doras Luimní

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Email regarding lack of adequate services & supports in emergency IPA accommodation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Delaney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Doras Luimní

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Lobbying for inclusion of migration status as a protected characteristic in revised Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Andrew Munro', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'}

Doras Luimní

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Call for Payment of the International Protection Child Payment (joint letter sent by CRA)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs