Focus Ireland (Focus Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Focus Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Dail briefing on family homelessness

Intended results To increase awareness of family homelessness and advocate for policy change.

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.

Submission (1)

Briefing document.

Event / Reception (1)

Briefing in the Oireachtas AV Room. Organisations are not allowed to take a list of attendees, so the DPOs listed below are those we recall.

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.

David Norris Senator (Seanad)

Jan O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maureen O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)