Ibec

Lobbying Organisation Ibec

Date published 19 Sep, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016

Specific Details Impact of housing and rental crisis on the technology sector

Intended results The lack and cost of housing and rental accommodation is now a major competitiveness issue for tech companies. The technology industry needs to see immediate action from government to address this.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul Sweetman, Director, ICT Ireland and the Irish Software Association, the technology sectors within Ibec

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.

Meeting (1)

The tech sector has worked hard to address one of the biggest challenges facing tech companies – the availability of talent. However, all of the policies and initiatives introduced to support growth could be jeopardised by the lack and cost of housing and rental accommodation.

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.

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)