Property Owners Association of Ireland Limited (IPOA) (Irish Property Owners Association (IPOA))

Lobbying Organisation Property Owners Association of Ireland Limited (IPOA)

Date published 19 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Emergency - Essential Services

Intended results Establish clarification and understanding around the Covid-19 restrictions and whether letting property is classed as an essential service. Establish whether property owners can carry out repairs during the Emergency Period.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Stephen Faughnan, Chairman IPOA

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.

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The IPOA called on the Minster to issue clarification on the emergency situation and the restrictions that are in place on both landlords and tenants during the emergency period; to establish best practice not alone for Property Owners and Tenants but also for Agents.

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)