PBSA Council of Ireland (PBSA Council of Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation PBSA Council of Ireland

Date published 13 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Stakeholder engagement meeting (22nd October 2025) with PBSA Council and Department for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and HEA officials on policy to stimulate new supply in the purpose built student accommodation sector.

Intended results Discussion on policy to stimulate new supply in the purpose built student accommodation sector.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John Jacobs

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)

Stakeholder engagement meeting (22nd October 2025) with PBSA Council and Department for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and HEA officials on policy to stimulate new supply in the purpose built student accommodation sector.

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.

Paul Lemass Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)