Focus Ireland (Focus Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Focus Ireland

Date published 16 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), the new rental legislation around changes to Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs)

Intended results To call for a reform to the HAP process and current funding available for the HAP scheme

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mike Allen

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.

Event / Reception (1)

One public event in Buswells Hotel on the 8th of July to call for a reform to the HAP process and current funding available for the HAP scheme

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 Hayes Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)

Rose Conway-Walsh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)