Good Shepherd Cork

Lobbying Organisation Good Shepherd Cork

Date published 19 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Zoning or development

Public Policy Area Development and Zoning

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details Public Procurement Threshold Directive

Intended results GSS have requested permission to immediately lodge a planning application with Cork City Council to re-develop Edel House, Gratten Street, Cork with Reddy Architects who were awarded the contract for the deveopment.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mr Tony O Riordan, CEO, Good Shepherd Services, Cork

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Good Shepherd Services

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Bruac Day Centre, Henry Street, Cork

Main business or activity Other

Company website http://www.goodshepherdservices.ie/

Contact email address toriordan@gsscork.ie

Contact phone number 021 4391188

Contact address Bruac Local Training Initiative, Redemption Road, Cork

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Follow up calls were made to all recipients of the letter by Mr Tony O Riordan.

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.

Chris O'Leary Councillor (Cork City Council)

Alan Kelly Minister (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)

Paudie Coffey Minister of State (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)

John McCarthy Secretary General (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Bairbre Nic Aongusa Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Jerry Buttimer TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ciaran Lynch TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kathleen Lynch Minister of State (Department of Health)