Midlands Simon Community

Lobbying Organisation Midlands Simon Community

Date published 23 Sep, 2015

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details On the 16th of September 2015, Tullamore Housing Association invited Minister Paudie Coffey to visit the Midlands Simon Community`s Emergency Accommodation Service, which is located in Lan Elo, Clontarf Road, Tullamore, Co Offaly. During the visit, Midlands Simon CEO Mr Tony O Riordan briefed Minister Coffey on the value for money being provided by the service as well as the effectiveness of the service.

Intended results Midlands Simon CEO wanted to use the visit as an opportunity to inform and highlight to Minister Coffey the value for money being provided by the service, as well as the effectiveness of the service.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Midlands Simon CEO Mr 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.

Meeting (1)

On the 16th of September 2015, Tullamore Housing Association invited Minister Paudie Coffey to visit the Midlands Simon Community`s Emergency Accommodation Service, which is located in Lan Elo, Clontarf Road, Tullamore, Co Offaly. During the visit, Midlands Simon CEO Mr Tony O Riordan briefed Minister Coffey on the value for money being provided by the service as well as the effectiveness of the service.

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.

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