Merchants QuayIreland Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Merchants QuayIreland Ltd

Date published 21 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Proposals re. drug treatment, homelessness and related matters

Intended results Continuation or expansion of services for those experiencing homelessness or addiction put in place during the pandemic lockdown period

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paula Byrne

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Stephen Lynam (Former DPO) Special Advisor (Department of Finance)

Martin Mackin (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Merchants Quay Ireland

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Merchants Court, 24 Merchants Quay, Dublin 8

Main business or activity Charity/Advocacy

Company website https://www.mqi.ie

Contact email address info@mqi.ie

Contact phone number 015240160

Contact address Merchants Court, 24 Merchants Quay, Dublin 8

Client 2

Company name DePaul

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Holy Cross College, Clonliffe Road, Dublin 3 DO3P2E7

Main business or activity Charity/Advocacy

Company website https://ie.depaulcharity.org/

Contact email address depaul@depaulcharity.net

Contact phone number 014537111

Contact address Holy Cross College, Clonliffe Road, Dublin 3

Client 3

Company name Coolmine Therapeutic Community

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 19 Lord Edward Street, Dublin 2

Main business or activity Charity/Advocacy

Company website https://www.coolmine.ie

Contact email address info@coolmine.ie

Contact phone number 016794822

Contact address 19 Lord Edward Street, Dublin 2

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Virtual meetings with Stephen Donnelly & Darragh O'Brien to outline policies

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.

Catherine Byrne Minister of State (Department of Health)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)

Sarah Bardon Special Adviser (Department of Health)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Frank Feighan Minister of State (Department of Health)

Jim Breslin Secretary General (Department of Health)

Brian Murphy Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Roderic O'Gorman TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jack O'Donnell Special Advisor (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Michael Pidgeon Councillor (Dublin City Council)