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 Special Advisor to Minister for Housing regarding Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and related issues

Intended results To highlight inadequate policy gaps within the HAP system and to improve policies and processes related to HAP. To highlight the issue of undersupply in social and affordable housing leading to pressures on emergency accommodation.

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 (1)

Mike Allen, Director of Advocacy, held a meeting with special advisor to the Minister for Housing to discuss Advocacy's new campaign on the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) which highlights policy inadequacies and gaps. Related to this, the issue of undersupply in social and affordable housing was also raised.

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.

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