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Lobbying Organisation Respond

Date published 18 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Reclassification and Future Outputs of AHBS

Intended results Enhanced understanding of challenges of reclassification and to understand Governments future requirements of AHBs

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Declan Dunne CEO Respond on behalf of the Housing Alliance

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)

Event / Reception (1)

Organised by the Housing Alliance

Meeting (1)

Housing Alliance meeting with Dept. Secretary Paul Lamass Asst. Secretary- Housing Policy Legislation & Governance regarding reclassification, affordable rental schemes and barriers to the delivery of social housing

Meeting (2-5)

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.

Eoghan Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Maria Bailey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tommy Broughan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dessie Ellis TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denis Naughten TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Curran TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fergus O'Dowd TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Regina Doherty Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)

Michael Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maureen O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jan O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie Penrose TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Gavan Senator (Seanad)

Seán Kyne Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Paul Lemass Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Brian Geaney Director of Services or Equivalent (Cork City Council)

Moira Murrell CEO (Kerry County Council)

Eileen Gleeson Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)

John Paul Phelan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)