Midlands Simon Community

Lobbying Organisation Midlands Simon Community

Date published 03 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details On Thursday the 29th of March 2018 Midlands Simon Community emailed Peter Burke T.D to find out if it was an option for Approved Housing Bodies to receive Housing Assistant Payment (HAP) if they are in long-term leasing arrangements.

Intended results To find out if it was an option for Approved Housing Bodies to receive Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) if they are in long-term leasing arrangements.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tony O Riordan

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.

Email (1)

On Thursday the 29th of March 2018 Midlands Simon Community emailed Peter Burke T.D to find out if it was an option for Approved Housing Bodies to receive Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) if they are in long-term leasing arrangements.

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.

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)