Saoirse Housing Association CLG

Lobbying Organisation Saoirse Housing Association CLG

Date published 10 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details To support our Sleep Out fundraising and Awareness raising campaign at Saoirse Women's Refuge in November/December 2018.

Intended results We were raising funds to help refurbish our new refuge in the South Dublin area as well as raising awareness of the issue of homeless due to domestic violence for families.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Orla Kelly

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 (2-5)

Contacted local representatives across all political parties to support our campaign.

Phone call (2-5)

Contacted local representatives across all political parties to support our campaign.

Social Media (2-5)

Contacted local representatives across all political parties to support our campaign.

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.

Louise Dunne Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Mark Ward Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Charlie O'Connor Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Cora McCann Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Deirdre O'Donovan Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Dermot Richardson Councillor (South Dublin County Council)