Irish Council for Social Housing

Lobbying Organisation Irish Council for Social Housing

Date published 28 Aug, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details Pre Budget meeting

Intended results Engage with Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure to maximise budget spend on housing

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Catherine McGillyCuddy

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)

A meeting was held with representatives from the Community and Voluntary Pillar as part of the pre budgetary process to engage on budget priorities and considerations.

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 Finance)

Simon Harris Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Finance)