Simon Communities of Ireland (Simon Communities of Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Simon Communities of Ireland

Date published 08 Oct, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Simon Communities of Ireland have developed a document for consideration by Political Parties in the upcoming general election

Intended results We hope to see cross party commitment to working towards ending homelessness by 2030 and have set out a number of proposal or recommendation that will support this aim. https://www.simon.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SCI-GE-Manifesto.pdf

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? The annual Simon Week page included teh manifesto document as additional information for supporters.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members We held a briefing in the Dail AV room on the 25th of September and emails we circulated to all TD's and Senators informing them that we would be there.

Email All Oireachtas Members Manifesto document circulated to all members of the Oireachtas the week starting 7/10/24

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (2-5)

We held a number of meetings with elected official and party policy personnel to outline in more detail the

Event / Reception (2-5)

We held a public panel events as part of our Simon Week Seminars in Cork and Dublin.

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.

Mary Fitzpatrick Senator (Seanad)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

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

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kathleen Funchion MEP (European Parliament)

Billy Kelleher MEP (European Parliament)