Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG (Mercy Law Resource Centre)

Lobbying Organisation Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG

Date published 11 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Homelessness crisis and winter eviction ban

Intended results Provide input on proposed measures to address worsening homelessness crisis.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Aoife Kelly-Desmond

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)

Attended roundtable meeting on homelessness.

Letter (1)

Co-signed paper Recommendations to Government during the Winter Emergency period with a number of other organisations.

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.

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)