Focus Ireland (Focus Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Focus Ireland

Date published 13 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Tenant in situ scheme

Intended results The intended result was that Government would reconsider its circular on Tenant in Situ and in particular provide additional funding for the programme (and for market purchases of homes generally) to prevent and reduce homelessness.

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.

Letter (2-5)

The communications involved informing the Minister that Focus Ireland's front-line information indicated that the recently issued circular on Tenant in Situ would result in local authorities suspending the scheme and therefore people becoming homeless needlessly.

Phone call (1)

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)

James Browne Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)