Emma Quinn

Emma Quinn is the Head of the Irish National Contact Point (NCP) of the European Migration Network (EMN), which sits between the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration. Emma works in the ESRI, where she is responsible for EMN Ireland work programme delivery. She also jointly coordinates the research area Migration, Integration and Demography.

Emma has worked on migration and asylum for over 20 years. She has researched and published widely on migrant integration, labour migration, international protection among others. As part of the EMN, she liaises with governments and organisations active in the migration and asylum fields, both in Ireland and internationally. 

About EMN: At EU level the European Migration Network is coordinated by the European Commission. National Contact Points are established in 26 EU Member States plus 10 non EU Observer countries. The EMN collects, documents and makes available comparable information and statistics held or collected at national and EU level. Key target audiences are policymakers, practitioners, I/NGOs and the general public. National reports are synthesised to give an EU-overview.