Focus Ireland (Focus Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Focus Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Met with Director DRHE to discuss responses to family and migrant homelessness, youth homelessness and FEANTSA conference

Intended results To improve service delivery regarding family, youth and migrant homelessness. To discuss European FEANTSA conference held in Dublin in June 2022.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mike Allen

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 (2-5)

Mike Allen Director of Advocacy in Focus Ireland met with Director of DRHE approximately three times during this period, to discuss improving service delivery regarding families who are homeless, and national responses to migrant and youth homelessness. The programme schedule and content of the European conference FEANTSA, held in Dublin in June 2022, was discussed.

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.

Mary Hayes Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)