Uplift

Lobbying Organisation Uplift

Date published 16 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details DPOs were sent Uplift's research on vacancy and dereliction and asked that they would read it and consider it in the context of their work at housing spokespersons.

Intended results That DPOs would do all they could to bring vacant properties into use as homes.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhan O'Donoghue

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Uplift members were asked to email their councillors asking them to sign the pledge to do all they could to turn vacant properties into liveable homes in their areas.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Social Media All Councillors Social media post asking local election candidates to sign the pledge that they will work to turn empty houses into liveable homes in their areas.

Email All Councillors 6673 emails were sent to councillors by 728 Uplift members.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Emails containing research carried out by Uplift on vacancy and dereliction were sent by Uplift staff to Eoin O'Brion, Rebecca Moynahan, Richard Boyd Barrett, Cian O'Callaghan.

Email (6-10)

DPOs were aked to read a poem about empty houses by poet, Anna, D. The email was sent to Eoin O'Broin, Holly Cairns, Mary Lou McDonald, Richard Boyd Barret, Catherine Connolly, Thomas Pringle

Social Media (1)

Social media post asking local election candidates to sign the pledge that they will work to turn empty houses into liveable homes in their areas.

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)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rebecca Moynihan Senator (Seanad)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)