Simon Communities of Ireland (Simon Communities of Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Simon Communities of Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Launch of Annual Report and request Minister to open report launch

Intended results Minister for Environment would attend launch of SCI Annual Report and remain to answer questions on current homelessness crisis

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Niamh Randall

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 (1)

Invite Minister for Environment to launch Simon Communities of Ireland Annual report in one of Dublin Simon Services on the 17th December and that he would answer questions on how the homelessness and housing crisis is being addressed.

Email (1)

Invite Minister of State Paudie Coffey to launch Simon Communities of Ireland Annual report in one of Dublin Simon Services on the 17th December and that he would answer questions on how the homelessness and housing crisis is being addressed.

Phone call (1)

Invite Minister of State Aodhan O' Riordain to launch Simon Communities of Ireland Annual report in one of Dublin Simon Services on the 17th December and that he would answer questions on how homelessness and housing crisis is being addressed.

Letter (1)

Invite Minister Simon Coveney to launch Simon Communities of Ireland Annual report in one of Dublin Simon Services on the 17th December and that he would answer questions on how homelessness and housing crisis is being addressed.

Phone call (1)

Invite Minister Kevin Humphrey's to launch Simon Communities of Ireland Annual report in one of Dublin Simon Services on the 17th December and that he would answer questions on how homelessness and housing crisis is being addressed.

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.

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

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

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Minister of State (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Kevin Humphreys Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)