The Social and Affordable Housing Alliance (The Housing Alliance)

Lobbying Organisation The Social and Affordable Housing Alliance

Date published 20 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Outlining the Housing Alliance's priorities for the National Housing Plan

Intended results Securing Approval and Funding

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jim Miley, Sharon Cosgrove , Kieron Brennan, Aidan Culhane, Brian O'Gorman

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 (6-10)

Members of the Housing Alliance met individually with Members of the Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Letter (2-5)

Implications of VAT reduction on apartments for AHB delivery of social and affordable homes’ sent to Minster for Housing, Minister for Finance, Minister for Public Expenditure

Meeting (1)

Attending - Oireachtas Committee - : Discussion on PLS of the Apartment and Duplex Defect Scheme Bill

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.

Joe Flaherty Senator (Seanad)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rory Hearne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Cooney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paula Butterly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Browne Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

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

Seamus McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Casey Senator (Seanad)

Conor Sheehan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aubrey McCarthy Senator (Seanad)