Montague Communications Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Montague Communications Ltd

Date published 20 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Redress scheme for BSQ apartment owners affected by fire and water ingress defects

Intended results Tax credits for owner-occupiers to cover the full cost of their remediation levies and grants to cover the same costs for social landlords

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 OMC/Lobby Group

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address c/o 4 Wellpark Avenue. Drumcondra, Dublin 9.

Main business or activity Charity/Advocacy

Company website

Contact email address pat@montaguecomms.ie

Contact phone number 087-2549123

Contact address

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (11-20)

Emails forwarding copies of BSQ OMC’s submission to the Working Group on Defective Homes to key Oireachtas members and officials on housing and to public representatives for Dublin Rathdown and seeking their support for BSQ OMC’s proposals

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)

Kevin Dillon Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Eamonn Fahey Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

Gerry Horkan Senator (Seanad)

Neale Richmond TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Josepha Madigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lettie McCarthy Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Victor Boyhan Senator (Seanad)