Galway Simon Community (Galway Simon Community)

Lobbying Organisation Galway Simon Community

Date published 20 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Meeting with Minister Hildegarde Naughton at the launch of our new housing development in Galway. Engaging with her about the delays experienced at various stages of the development

Intended results To try to address the obstacles we experienced during the development of Sómas housing development in galway

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Karen Golden

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.

Meeting (1)

Minister Naughton launched our new development in Galway on April 7th. During the launch our CEO Karen Golden outlined to the Minister that the development had taken six years from purchasing the site to completion. She gave the Minister details of some of the obstacles we had experienced and what we think could be done to address this. The Minister asked us to put this information in writing to her which we subsequently did in May (which will be part of our next return).

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.

Hildegarde Naughton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)