RIAI

Lobbying Organisation RIAI

Date published 22 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Housing

Intended results No intended results

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity David Brown President RIAI

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.

Informal communication (1)

The RIAI President David Browne attended a meeting with a client not involving RIAI business and Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht attended also by Niall Ó Donnchú, Assistant Secretary General of that Department, Cian Connaughton, Policy Advisor to Josepha Madigan TD Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Michael D’Arcy TD, Minister of State at the Department of Finance. At the meeting, the client, announced that the David Browne was the current President of the RIAI.

Event / Reception (1)

Minister Eoghan Murphy gave the opening address to the RIAI Annual Conference

Meeting (1)

Kathryn Meghen CEO and David Browne President met with Darragh O'Brien to discuss Housing policy

Meeting (1)

Kathryn Meghen CEO and President David Brown met with Moira Murrell CEO Kerry County Council and discussed Housing policy

Meeting (1)

Kathryn Meghen CEO and President David Browne met with Peter Hynes and discussed Housing policy

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.

Josepha Madigan Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Michael D’Arcy Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Eoghan Murphy Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Darragh O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Moira Murrell CEO (Kerry County Council)

Peter Hynes Chief Executive Officer (Mayo County Council)