Simon Communities of Ireland (Simon Communities of Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Simon Communities of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Simon Communities of Ireland developed a pre-budget submission

Intended results We intended to seek the support of parties for the implementation of those proposals

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Wayne Stanley

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (11-20)

The prebudget submission document was emailed to members of the Oireachtas Housing Committee. Senior officials in all the relevant Departments and to the Ministers and Ministers of State. Insending this email we also sought a meeting to discuss same.

Meeting (6-10)

At the meetings we presented the budget asks set out in our document.

Lobby day (1)

Along with a number of colleagues working on the issue of homelessness we held a lobbing day in Buswells Hotels.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kevin Dillon Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Mary Fitzpatrick Senator (Seanad)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Victor Boyhan Senator (Seanad)

Gerard Craughwell Senator (Seanad)

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Edel Hackett Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)