Threshold

Lobbying Organisation Threshold

Date published 21 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Discussion on a proposal by Threshold and other NGOs that tenancy termination for the purpose of sale be removed from the Residential Tenancies Act in upcoming legislation.

Intended results To have termination for the purpose of sale removed from the Residential Tenancies Act.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John-Mark McCafferty

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 (2-5)

All meetings were to discuss a proposal by a group of NGOs to have termination for the purpose of sale removed from the Residential Tenancies Act. Meeting on 17/01/2019 with Taoiseach, Minister Eoghan Murphy and Assistant Sec Gen from the Department of Housing Planning and Local Government. Representatives from housing and homelessness NGOs. John-Mark McCafferty attended for Threshold. Meeting in Leinster House Meeting on 23/01/2019 with Minister Murphy. Follow-up to meeting on 17/01/2019. Representatives from housing and homelessness NGOs. Meeting in Government Buildings. Meeting on 28/03/2019 with Minister Murphy and Assistant Sec Gen from the Department of Housing Planning and Local Government. Follow-up previous meetings. Representatives from housing and homelessness NGOs. Meeting in Government Buildings.

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.

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

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Mary Hurley Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government)