Montague Communications Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Montague Communications Ltd

Date published 20 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Redress scheme for apartment owners affected by fire and other defects as well as reform of the law to minimise chance of such defects occurring in the future

Intended results Implementation of recommendations contained in Housing JOC's report, Safe as Houses? and commitments in Programme for Government

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Pat Montague

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name BSQ Owners' Management CLG (also operating under the banner Constuction Defects Alliance)

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address c/o Aramark Property, St Stephen's Green House, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2.

Main business or activity Real Estate/Property

Company website www.constructiondefectsalliance.ie

Contact email address concannon-david@aramark.ie

Contact phone number 01-8715400

Contact address

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (100+)

Emails forwarding detailed proposals (Working Group to review Defective Homes), submissions (reform of Section 35 of the Planing and Development Act) and seeking meetings with Housing Spokespersons of political parties, Housing Minister and his officials and members of the Housing JOC as well as preparing for and following up these meetings

Virtual Meeting (11-20)

Zoom meetings with Minister Darragh O'Brien and his officials, Oireachtas members and Housing JOC on implementing PFG commitments

Phone call (100+)

Following up emails, setting up meetings and providing additional material

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.

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Francis Noel Duffy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rebecca Moynihan Senator (Seanad)

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

Steven Matthews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Fitzpatrick Senator (Seanad)

Emer Higgins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)