Threshold

Lobbying Organisation Threshold

Date published 18 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details Meeting to discuss Threshold policy priorities and issues in the rental sector with the newly appointed spokesperson on housing.

Intended results Update Deputy O'Brien on our policy priorities and our proposed solutions to problems in the housing sector.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John-Mark McCafferty

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Aideen Hayden (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

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 (2-5)

Emails sent to arrange meeting and to forward policy documents requested by Deputy O'Brien after the meeting.

Meeting (1)

Meeting took place on 25th April 2018 in Leinster House. Aideen Hayden (Threshold Chair), John-Mark McCafferty and Gavin Elliott present for Threshold.

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.

Darragh O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)