Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers

Lobbying Organisation Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers

Date published 21 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details 2020 Pre-Budget Submission. Recommendations on the Rental Sector; Vacant Site Levy; Reduction in VAT; the Planning Process; CBI Mortgage Rules; HBFI; Help-to-Buy Scheme; creation of a National Property Advisory Council; Enhancing the Environment; Housing Standards; Insurance Costs; Tax-Free Income incentives.

Intended results To develop and improve the functioning of the property market.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Pat Davitt, CEO of the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV)

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.

Email (1)

Copy of IPAV's 2020 Pre-Budget Submission emailed to all DPOs listed below. Copy of IPAV's 2020 Pre-Budget Submission emailed to Ronan Murphy as Secretary of the Budgetary Oversight Committee (committee members listed below)

Letter (1)

As well email, a hard copy of IPAV's 2020 Pre-Budget Submission was posted to Ministers; Paschal Donohoe TD; Eoghan Murphy TD; Damien English TD. Also, Deputies Darragh O'Brien TD; Eoin Ó Broin TD & Secretary Ronan Murphy.

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

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

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

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

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Paul Phelan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Aidan Davitt Senator (Seanad)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Coghlan Senator (Seanad)

Robbie Gallagher Senator (Seanad)

Maria Bailey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Declan Breathnach TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Brophy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tommy Broughan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lisa Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Cowen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Heydon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Burton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)