The Social and Affordable Housing Alliance (The Housing Alliance)

Lobbying Organisation The Social and Affordable Housing Alliance

Date published 19 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Outlining priority issues for funding social homes delivery by Approved Housing Bodies

Intended results Secure funding

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jim Miley. Kieron Brannan, Brian O'Gorman , Aoife Watters

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)

Meeting with minister James Browne and his officials on 23rd July 2025

Meeting (1)

Meeting with minister Jack Chambers and his officials on 30th July

Letter (2-5)

Requesting meeting with Minister James Ryan (April, May, June)

Letter (1)

Seeking support for funding retrofitting of social homes by Approved Housing Bodies. (28/05/25)

Letter (1)

Seeking support for Inclusion of AHBs in Ireland's Submission under the Social Climate Fund. (28/05/25)

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.

Jack Chambers Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Brian Carroll Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Barry Quinlan Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)