The Salvation Army Republic of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation The Salvation Army Republic of Ireland

Date published 26 Jul, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016

Specific Details Response to housing/homeless crisis in Dublin and Action Plan for Housing

Intended results Understanding of requirement for additional emergency beds within the system and cultural values that might preclude a section of the homeless cohort from accessing services.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Steve Loveland, Service Manager - The Salvation Army St Bricins

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.

Informal communication (1)

Discussed the service at St Bricins with Minsiter Simon Coveney while on a visit to the the base.

Email (1)

Email sent to Simon Coveney's special advisor Bob Jordan re: possibility of expansion of service within the current site and suitable responses to homeless/housing crisis.

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.

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)