Simon Communities of Ireland (Simon Communities of Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Simon Communities of Ireland

Date published 22 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Advocacy for housing and homelessness matters

Intended results To raise awareness of the Simon Communities of Ireland's positions in relation to homelessness and housing policy. Advocate for preventative measures and other solutions to the housing and homelessness crisis.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Wayne Stanley

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)

Meeting with Billy Kelleher MEP in European Parliament on Homelessness in Ireland and Europe and homelessness and migration. (19th November)

Email (2-5)

Emails and phone calls with Senator Colette Kelleher on the Right to Housing and progress on Rebuilding Ireland. (11th December)

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Joe O'Brien TD on Housing and Homelessness policy in advance of election (17th December)

Phone call (1)

Phone call discussion with Darragh O'Brien TD on election manifesto (20th December)

Phone call (2-5)

Phone call with Cllr Patrick Costello GP on homeless policy

Phone call (1)

Phone call with Cllr Nuala Kileen on Homeless and Housing policy (17th December).

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.

Billy Kelleher MEP (European Parliament)

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

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

Patrick Costello Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Nuala Killeen Councillor (Kildare County Council)