Simon Communities of Ireland (Simon Communities of Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Simon Communities of Ireland

Date published 18 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Youth Homelessness, Family Homelessness, Right to Housing

Intended results Continued support of the Department in the area of homelessness

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)

The meeting was on the 14th October and the topic below were discussed. The first 3 points were the main focus of disucssion 1. Youth homelessness, services and prevention 2. Addressing Child & Family Homelessness, supports and prevention 3. Government commitment to Referendum on Housing 4. Disability and Homelessness 5. Traveller Accommodation 6. Ethnic Minority Communities

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.

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)